AES Corp stock steadies near 1-year low as Bank of America boosts stake

Published on 09/20/2026 at 20:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

AES Corp stock opened at USD 14.86 on the New York Stock Exchange on September 18, 2026, close to its 1-year low and below the consensus price target. MarketBeat reports a Hold consensus rating with a USD 15.71 target for the shares as of September 20, 2026.

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The AES Corporation stock (ISIN US00130H1059) opened at USD 14.86 on the New York Stock Exchange on September 18, 2026, leaving the shares near their 1-year low and trading below the prevailing analyst consensus price target as of September 20, 2026.

Bank of America increases AES position

According to MarketBeat on September 20, 2026, Bank of America Corp DE disclosed that it had bought 5,496,860 shares of The AES Corporation in a recent filing, signaling an increased institutional position in the utility stock.

The same overview from MarketBeat reports that eight analysts currently rate AES shares Hold, with a consensus price target of USD 15.71 as of September 20, 2026.

With AES stock opening at USD 14.86 on September 18, 2026 and the consensus target at USD 15.71, the market price sits about 5.7 percent below the average analyst expectation, underlining a modest upside implied by current research views.

Stock trades near 1-year low

In the same data set, MarketBeat notes that AES shares opened at USD 14.86 on September 18, 2026, a level described as near the stock’s 1-year low, highlighting how the valuation has compressed over the past twelve months.

Price information collated by Tickertape shows The AES Corporation trading at USD 14.83 with a market capitalization of USD 10.6 billion as of September 20, 2026, indicating that the company remains a mid-cap name within the United States utilities space despite the recent share price weakness.Tickertape

For investors, the combination of a roughly USD 14.80 share price, a USD 10.6 billion market capitalization as of September 20, 2026, and a consensus target modestly above the current quote frames AES as a utility stock where analyst expectations point to limited but positive potential rather than a strong growth story.Tickertape

Price level and investor perspective

At the latest available data point, The AES Corporation stock closed around USD 14.83 on the New York Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of approximately USD 10.6 billion as of September 20, 2026, leaving the shares slightly below the consensus analyst price target and near their 1-year low in a cautious utilities market.