Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week October 25
A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies that changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.
AES - The AES Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
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PRICE TARGET:
$18.75
DETAILS
HIGH:
$32.00
LOW:
$7.00
MEDIAN:
$16.50
CONSENSUS:
$18.75
UPSIDE:
24.75%
Stock News
94,708 Shares of The AES Corporation $AES Bought by CWA Asset Management Group LLC
CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 94,708 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,411,000.
AES Announces Quarterly Dividend
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 9, 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 November 13, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2026.
US lawmakers including Sen. Warren push energy regulators to reject acquisition of power company AES
A group of U.S. lawmakers including Senator Elizabeth Warren asked federal energy regulators this week to reject a more than $33 billion sale of power company AES to a BlackRock subsidiary and its investment partners, saying the deal could drive up electricity bills and allow data centers to benefit at the expense of utility customers, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
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HighTower Advisors LLC Sells 85,654 Shares of The AES Corporation $AES
HighTower Advisors LLC lowered its stake in The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) by 20.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 326,554 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 85,654 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC's holdings in AES were
Americore Confirms High-Grade Silver in Historic Trinity Core, Including 509 g/t Silver
Highlights Historic core from TSD-009 returned 477 g/t silver by fire assay and 509 g/t silver by ICP-AES, compared with the original result of 466 g/t silver. TSD-002 returned 287 g/t silver by fire assay and 301 g/t silver by ICP-AES, compared with the original result of 161 g/t silver.
Why Is AES (AES) Up 0.7% Since Last Earnings Report?
AES (AES) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts
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
The AES Corporation $AES Shares Sold by Algert Global LLC
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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Opponents Of The AES Deal Are Fighting The Wrong Battle
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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AES Announces Quarterly Dividend
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.
AES Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT-Led Consortium
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.
AES Boosts Growth Through Renewable Energy and LNG Investments
AES expands renewable energy and LNG infrastructure as rising data center demand supports long-term power growth.
Utility group AES fields complaints against its $33.4 billion proposed sale
Shareholders of AES Corp have filed two complaints against the U.S. utility group's planned $33.4 billion sale to a consortium led by BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and Swedish private-equity firm EQT, the power company said in a filing on Friday.
AES Announces Pricing of $1 Billion of Senior Notes in Public Offering
AES Announces Pricing of $1 Billion of Senior Notes in Public Offering PR Newswire ARLINGTON, Va., June 11, 2026
AES Announces Pricing of $1 Billion of Senior Notes in Public Offering
ARLINGTON, Va., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) ("AES" or the "Company") announced today the pricing of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.200% senior notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes") and $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% senior notes due 2033 (the "2033 Notes", together with the 2029 Notes, the "Notes").
Price Targets
AES Corp. downgraded to Hold from Buy at HSBC
$16.00
(was $16.51)
HSBC
AES Corp. price target lowered to $23 from $24 at Morgan Stanley
$23.00
(was $16.36)
Morgan Stanley
AES Corp. price target raised to $16 from $13 at Jefferies
$16.00
(was $15.74)
Jefferies
AES Corp. upgraded to Buy at Argus on more sustainable earnings growth
$18.00
(was $13.93)
Argus Research
AES Corp. price target raised to $24 from $23 at Morgan Stanley
$24.00
(was $14.21)
David Arcaro
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Morgan Stanley
AES Corp. price target raised to $15 from $14 at Barclays
$15.00
(was $14.40)
Barclays
AES Corp. price target raised to $17 from $16 at Susquehanna
$17.00
(was $14.07)
Susquehanna
AES Corp. initiated with an In Line at Evercore ISI
$15.00
(was $14.27)
Evercore ISI
AES Corp. price target lowered to $15 from $16 at Susquehanna
$15.00
(was $10.96)
Susquehanna
AES Corp. price target lowered to $15 from $16 at Mizuho
$15.00
(was $10.82)
Mizuho Securities
AES Corp. downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Seaport Research
$7.00
(was $11.19)
Seaport Global
Evercore ISI Reiterates Outperform Rating on AES Corp. (AES)
$23.00
(was $19.24)
Durgesh Chopra
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Evercore ISI
Jefferies Starts AES Corp. (AES) at Buy
$20.00
(was $17.86)
Julien Dumoulin-Smith
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Jefferies
AES Corp. (AES) PT Lowered to $28 at Argus
$28.00
(was $21.77)
Gary Hovis
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Argus Research
AES Corp. (AES) PT Raised to $24 at Mizuho
$24.00
(was $21.21)
Anthony Crowdell
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Mizuho Securities
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$26.00
(was $21.04)
Gregg Orrill
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UBS
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$32.00
(was $20.88)
Shelby Tucker
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RBC Capital
UBS Maintains Buy on AES, Raises Price Target to $33
$33.00
(was $28.04)
UBS
Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on AES, Raises Price Target to $32
$32.00
(was $25.36)
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on AES, Raises Price Target to $29.5
$29.50
(was $19.98)
Morgan Stanley