

AES (AES) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eight research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock

Algert Global LLC decreased its stake in The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) by 10.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 466,860 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 52,681 shares during the quarter. Algert Global LLC owned approximately 0.07%

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Last week, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) ran its familiar stop-the-deal playbook against AES Corporation's pending acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and EQT. Joined by consumer advocacy groups Public Citizen and Citizens Action Coalition Indiana, PESP petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Docket EC26-99) to block the $33.4 billion acquisition outright or force BlackRock, which owns GIP, to break up its utility holdings as a condition of approval.

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ARLINGTON, Va., July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.17595 per share payable on August 14, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 31, 2026.

ARLINGTON, Va., June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The AES Corporation (the "Company" or "AES") (NYSE: AES) today announced that its stockholders voted to approve the Company's previously announced acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP"), a part of BlackRock, and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund ("EQT"), along with co-underwriters California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS") and Qatar Investment Authority ("QIA") (collectively "the Consortium"), at the Company's Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today.