Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE)

Valued at $900 million, Q1 marks the first quarter with generation gone from Ameren's earnings. Looking at current operating income alone, Ameren's EPS stayed at $0.22, but its Q1 2012 comparison point dropped 47% to $0.15.

While this might smell like some books are cooking, it hints at the sort of sustainable earnings that dividend stock investors might grow to expect from Ameren in future quarters. The successful sale of its generation fleet was a huge boon for the utility, and its shares are up 7.5% in the three weeks since the announcement.

For Ameren, fuel price wars will matter less and less as it heads into regulation. There may be incredible winners (and losers) from strategic picks for unregulated energy portfolios, but Ameren has opted for potentially smaller but inarguably steadier sales for its dividend stock income investors.

Read my full bullish take here: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/06/ameren-earnings-1-super-sustainable-dividend-stock.aspx

sp500 in maximums.

Investments in nuclear power will require massive initial capital outlays in long term debt, but will increase profit over time.

12/12

The hapless management of Ameren wants to build a second nuclear plant at a cost greater than the entire market value of their company.

Poorly. Run. Utility.

Great P/FCF and great dividend. Financially very regular.

AEE has paid out a dividend of $0.39

Undervalued regional utility that traded above $40 a sharea few years ago with earnings only slightly lowerthan now.

Time to hunker down with some quality utilities. Currently yields over 6%.

You're being awfully hard on the little guy, don't you think?

$25.66 = 6% dividend yield...good entry

Take a look at the volume on this stock. Volume goes up when the stock price drops, but is otherwise fairly flat. looks like a lot of selling pressure here, for the next few months anyway...

Cheap valuation

This is one of the companies that make electricity and does not just deliver it.

utility that keeps investing in green energy

Electric companies to make better revenue from lower NG prices for the first 3 quarters of 2009....Price cheap....

People will pay to heat and cool their homes in a bad economy. AEE is in one of the most stable markets, and has a growing investment in renewable energy.

I believe that in 2009 the MO state government will change the CWIP law to benefit Ameren, who wants to build a new power plant. This is the catalyst for increased future profits. In the meantime, the dividend income will allow this stock to outperform the S&P.

strong utility company, trading under book value with a PE under 5. Should do better than the SP.