- The trend backdrop is active with a 30-week active streak.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 60.44% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
AEE
NYSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Ameren Corp · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Latest close
108.8 USD
-0.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is -0.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 58.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -3.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.
Setup score
51
out of 100
Latest Close
108.8 USD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-3.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
3.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
94.2%
49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
-0.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -3.6%.
Indicator stack
97/6
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 60.44%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
34/100 conviction; expected move 2.3%.
News sentiment
55/100
50 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
30 Jul
Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is -0.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 58.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -3.6% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.6812-week average 0.72
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.68Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -3.6% over four weeks, 3.0% over 12 weeks, and 10.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 30 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak30 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-460.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.85Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-214.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 100%
Model confidence 100%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength85/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Value68/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality74/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Momentum68/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Growth35/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework27/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 19.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 15.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 41.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 29.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 90.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 3.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 27.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 3.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -1.9% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 5.2x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBullish
AEE shows bullish options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.49, expected move of 2.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction34/100
Expected move2.3%
Put/call volume0.49
Insider activity5 / 4
5 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.
22 positive · 25 neutral · 3 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move2.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-8.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.9%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-5.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-0.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses1
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -1.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Utilities
4-week rank63 / 100
Group average-2.4%
Trend breadth40.0%
Trend40.0%active weekly trend signals
MD32.0%positive activity pressure
RS6.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Utilities - Regulated Electric
4-week rank24 / 43
Group average-3.0%
Trend breadth58.1%
Trend58.1%active weekly trend signals
MD30.2%positive activity pressure
RS4.7%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape53/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis50/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 3/12.
Activity pressure 0.68; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 60.44%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 60.44% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors73/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 78 SVQF27/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 741.0 of 1018 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options51/100AEE shows bullish options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.49, expected move of 2.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 2.3% Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.
Royal Bank of Canada Purchases 183,430 Shares of Ameren Corporation $AEE Insiders5 / 45 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 108.8 USD | -0.7% | 109.3 USD | 88.01 USD | -0.41 | -7.85 | 8.9M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 109.6 USD | -3.7% | 109.0 USD | 87.79 USD | -0.31 | -4.13 | 8.2M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 113.8 USD | 2.0% | 108.7 USD | 87.56 USD | -0.06 | 0.42 | 6.0M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 111.5 USD | -1.2% | 108.1 USD | 87.33 USD | 0.25 | -2.13 | 7.9M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 112.9 USD | -1.8% | 107.7 USD | 87.13 USD | 0.11 | -2.50 | 7.1M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 115.0 USD | -2.8% | 107.1 USD | 86.91 USD | -0.04 | 0.63 | 9.9M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 118.3 USD | 8.9% | 106.5 USD | 86.65 USD | -0.32 | 5.80 | 12.0M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 108.7 USD | -0.3% | 106.0 USD | 86.37 USD | -0.79 | -5.02 | 7.2M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 109.0 USD | 0.4% | 105.8 USD | 86.15 USD | -0.62 | -3.98 | 6.8M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 108.5 USD | 1.2% | 105.6 USD | 85.94 USD | -0.59 | -3.99 | 8.8M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 107.2 USD | -3.0% | 105.4 USD | 85.73 USD | -0.49 | -7.61 | 8.1M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 110.5 USD | 4.6% | 105.2 USD | 85.51 USD | -0.09 | -3.61 | 9.7M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 105.6 USD | -2.5% | 104.9 USD | 85.27 USD | 0.05 | -7.24 | 9.4M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 108.3 USD | -4.0% | 104.8 USD | 85.08 USD | 0.43 | -4.89 | 9.0M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.