The AES Corporation (AES) is a Diversified Utilities company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $14.40. It has a SharesGrow Score of 46/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 0 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of AES = $23.46 (+62.9% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is AES = $18 (+21.5% upside).
Valuation: AES trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 11.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 4.97.
Financials: revenue is $12.2B, -1%/yr average growth. Net income is $949M, growing at +225.5%/yr. Net profit margin is 7.8% (thin). Gross margin is 18.1% (-2.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $30.3B against $6.9B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 4.4, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.77 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 58.6%. Total assets: $51.8B.
Analyst outlook: 10 / 21 analysts rate AES as buy (48%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 53/100 (Partial), Growth 58/100 (Partial), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 47/100 (Partial), Future 46/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
