AEE vs D
Ameren and Dominion Energy, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- AEEBuy more5.7%
Ameren's report on Nov 5 beat profit forecasts by 5.7%, and it pays a 2.7% dividend that it has raised for 12 years in a row.
- DKeep6.7%
Dominion Energy's report on Oct 30 beat profit forecasts by 6.7%, and the stock rose 10% over the past month, in step with other utilities (up 8.9%).
Percent return
- AEE+10.75%
- D+15.96%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: AEE $30.4B, D $61.4B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: AEE −0.6%, D +21%. D is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: AEE $20, D $19. D is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: AEE −$22.5B, D −$55.2B. AEE is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: AEE +11%, D +16%. D is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: AEE 16%, D 19%. AEE is ahead.
| Measure | AEEAmeren | DDominion Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $113.28 | $68.05 |
| Today | Best in this row: −0.36% | −0.48% |
| 1 month | Best in this row: +10.85% | +10.42% |
| 3 months | Best in this row: +5.80% | +0.93% |
| This year | +15.83% | Best in this row: +19.77% |
| 1 year | +10.75% | Best in this row: +15.96% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +56.09% | +13.54% |
| From 52-week high | −3.6% | −4.1% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 16% | 19% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $30.4B | $61.4B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 19.7× | 20.6× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 20.0× | Best in this row: 18.6× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | Best in this row: 2.61× | 3.07× |
| Price to sales | 3.6× | Best in this row: 3.1× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 13.4× | Best in this row: 13.0× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | – | 100 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −0.6% | Best in this row: +21.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +3.4% | Best in this row: +5.8% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +23.9% | Best in this row: +27.1% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | Best in this row: +7.3% | +6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 18.6% | 13.8% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: −23.3% | −32.8% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Profit on all money put in | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: −$22.5B | −$55.2B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | Best in this row: 1.57× | 1.62× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 0.74× | Best in this row: 0.88× |
| Dividend yield | 2.66% | Best in this row: 3.89% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | Best in this row: 52% | 89% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Keep |
| Why | Ameren's report on Nov 5 beat profit forecasts by 5.7%, and it pays a 2.7% dividend that it has raised for 12 years in a row. | Dominion Energy's report on Oct 30 beat profit forecasts by 6.7%, and the stock rose 10% over the past month, in step with other utilities (up 8.9%). |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | Best in this row: 59 | 53 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 34 | 33 |
| Our growth score | Best in this row: 65 | 51 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 67 | 60 |
| Our price trend score | 65 | Best in this row: 66 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Hold | Hold |
| To average analyst target | +0.2% | Best in this row: +4.0% |
| Average analyst target | $113.46 | $70.78 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 58% | 25% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | +1 | +1 |
| Analysts covering | 12 | 10 |
D: faster growth at a lower P/E
Our pick of these: Dominion Energy
Sales growth +21.5% vs −0.6%
AEE −0.6%, D +21.5%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 0.87 vs no growth
AEE no growth, D 0.87.+4.0% to the average analyst target, vs +0.2%
AEE +0.2%, D +4.0%.Where it loses: AEE has a better call from us, Buy more vs Keep
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