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With nothing more than a passing glance, the stock looks like a solid buy. Shares are priced at less than 8 times their 12-month earnings, while their forward-looking dividend yield stands at 6.6%.

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does AES (AES) have what it takes?

On July 9, a key energy partner to data center hyperscalers like Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META, Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN, and Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT was the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 Index. That company is AES NYSE: AES.

ARLINGTON, Va., July 11, 2025 /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 15, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 1, 2025.

A Wall Street maxim states, “Twenty percent of investors who want to make money are in stocks, while the other 80 percent who want to keep their money are in bonds.

AES Corp.(NYSE:AES) is not usually a stock that makes headlines for significant price fluctuations, but investors were startled this week when it increased almost 20% in just one session on Wednesday. So, what is the reason for this sudden interest?

Takeover rumors sent AES shares up ~20%, but no firm bid is confirmed yet. Meanwhile, new policy changes have tightened tax credit deadlines and are likely to raise costs for renewables. Three scenarios are possible: a full buyout, partial asset sales to reduce debt, or AES continuing as a standalone company focused on renewables and dividends. AES's core value still hinges on major data center power contracts and steady cash flows, though high debt levels and execution risks complicate a potential takeover.

AES boosts clean energy goals with solar, wind, storage and LNG growth despite pressure from falling wholesale electricity prices.

U.S. equities were higher but little changed at midday as the market continued to focus on what effect new Trump administration tariffs will have on the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq were up.

For two weeks straight, shares of electric utility AES Corp. (AES 16.80%) stock have climbed, all on no obvious news -- but today we found out why this stock was hopping. As Barron's reports, AES is "exploring its options, including a possible sale" to one or several "large investment firms.