AES:NYE-The AES Corporation (USD)

COMMON STOCK | Utilities - Diversified |

Last Closing

USD 13.02

Change

-0.04 (-0.31)%

Market Cap

USD 9.24B

Volume

3.97M

Analyst Target

USD 19.44
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About

The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,596 megawatts and distributes power to 2.6 million customers. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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ETFs Containing AES

LSEQ Harbor ETF Trust 2.93 % 0.00 %

+0.04 (+0.13%)

USD 0.02B
QUDV:CA 0.62 % 0.00 %

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ESGW 0.00 % 0.40 %

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IDU iShares U.S. Utilities ET.. 0.00 % 0.43 %

+0.54 (+0.13%)

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MOM 0.00 % 1.88 %

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RENW Harbor Energy Transition .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.01B
CLMT:CA 0.00 % 0.00 %

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Utilities - Diversified) Market Performance vs. Exchange
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -32.40% 9% A- 7% C-
Dividend Return 3.59% 36% F 53% F
Total Return -28.81% 9% A- 8% B-
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain -32.75% 18% F 7% C-
Dividend Return 3.57% 36% F 52% F
Total Return -29.17% 18% F 8% B-
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain -34.67% 11% F 16% F
Dividend Return 15.88% 33% F 53% F
Total Return -18.80% 11% F 17% F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 4.49% 55% F 49% F
Dividend Return 7.14% 55% F 50% F
Total Return 2.65% 9% A- 59% D-
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 39.96% 27% F 25% F
Risk Adjusted Return 17.87% 27% F 33% F
Market Capitalization 9.24B 80% B- 85% B

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Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Underpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

What to not like:
Poor risk adjusted returns

This company is delivering below median risk adjusted returns in its peers. Even if it is outperforming on returns , the returns are unpredictable. Proceed with caution.

Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Poor return on assets

The company management has delivered below median return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

High volatility

The total returns for this company are volatile and above median for its sector over the past 5 years. Make sure you have the risk tolerance for investing in such stock.

Overpriced on free cash flow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Low Earnings Growth

This stock has shown below median earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector

Low Revenue Growth

This stock has shown below median revenue growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector