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Is The AES Corporation (AES) a buy or sell?
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Do analysts agree?
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Consensus target for The AES Corporation is $17.14, which is $2.91 (20.45%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $15.00 | High target: $23.00
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Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
The AES Corporation operates as a diversified power generation and utility company It owns andor operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers such as utilities industrial users and other intermediaries The company also owns andor operates utilities to generate or purchase distribute transmit and sell electricity to enduser customers in the residential commercial industrial and governmental sectors and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market It uses a range of fuels and technologies to generate electricity including coal gas hydro wind solar and biomass and renewables such as energy storage and landfill gas The company owns andor operates a generation portfolio of approximately 31459 megawatts It has operations in the United States Puerto Rico El Salvador Chile Colombia Argentina Brazil Mexico Central America the Caribbean Europe and Asia 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
Website: https://www.aes.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.15 and is up 0.120 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.59. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.14. Net profit margin: 7.33%. Inflation risk score: medium (0.55/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, The AES Corporation pays dividends. Last payment was 2026-02-13 for holders on 2026-01-30. Over 61 payments between 1991 and 2026, total $9.35 with an average of $0.153 per share. Last dividend was $0.176.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for The AES Corporation is $148.3M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On The AES Corporation, 2016-03-11 had a stock price of $10.91. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $3.32 per share or 30.43%.
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Analyst consensus
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