NYSEUtilitiesUtilities - Regulated ElectricSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Multi-Utilities is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — EPS growth to at least $5.25 per share in 2026: EPS guidance for FY26: $5.25-$5.45 vs target $5.25.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 12% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationRelatively steady — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskAEE's growth depends on its ability to manage capital effectively and maintain steady performance. Recent earnings showed a beat with an EPS of 1.13, indicating solid financial health. It trades at 2.2× price-to-book, slightly above the peer median of 2.0×. The market reflects modest growth expectations, which may not fully capture AEE's potential. A specific risk is the possibility of guidance cuts, with an 18% chance of missing estimates. Peer multiples imply a price about 6% below where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. AEE is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 19 analysts currently covering AEE (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for AEE in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Multi-Utilities — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $109.61
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $109.61.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Debt issuance for capital allocation
New energy center supports capital allocation strategy.
