If you have been watching AES and wondering whether the recent share price puts it on sale or not, this article will walk through what the current valuation actually looks like.
The stock last closed at US$16.09, with returns of 7.8% over the past week, 8.6% over the past month and year to date, while the 1 year return sits at 60.3% compared to a 30.1% decline over 3 years and a 30.3% decline over 5 years.
Recent headlines around AES have focused on its role as a major US utilities player and on how investors are reassessing listed utilities that have had mixed multi year returns. This context helps explain why some shareholders are looking again at the stock after the strong 1 year performance that followed weaker 3 and 5 year…