Ameren Illinois Company (AILIH): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is AILIH undervalued?

AILIH closed at 61.40 on 5 Nov 2026, more than 30% above the GLS average fair value of 34.57. Only 0 of the 7 models that produced a value sit above the price. By our models the shares are priced well beyond what the filed earnings, cash flow and book value support; the "below fair value" Wheel Trade Filter keeps names like this under 70.

There is a wide gap between GLS Growth (8.50) and DDM (58.86). When the models are this far apart the "fair value" is really a range, and the margin of safety above should be read with that range in mind.

Ranked against every other company we cover, neither cheapness nor growth clearly wins for AILIH, so the nightly engine files it under Blend (value score 31, growth score 40, out of 100). It also carries the Income tag (Income = a dividend yield of 4% or more).

Nine valuation models for AILIH

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

Ameren Illinois Company scores 6 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score: a middling result that passes the "Piotroski 6 or more" Wheel Trade Filter. Some of the nine tests on profitability, leverage and efficiency are failed, so the accounts are worth a look before selling a put on the name. On durability AILIH scores 5.6/10 on the GLS Moat - a middle reading; the Moat Score tab on the Quote page's Financials view shows which of the four parts hold it back.

Returns on capital are moderate - ROIC 5.2%, ROE 9.4%, ROA 3.6% - with debt at 0.80 times equity and negative free cash flow.

The dividend yield is high at 6.67% (payout ratio 61%). A yield this size is often the market's way of pricing a risk to the payout, so the health score and cash flow matter more than usual. Revenue comes mainly from Electric 81%, Natural gas 19% (quarter Q2 FY2026).

Institutional ownership scores 5/10, insider activity 5/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.

Wheel Score 22: No options

No options are listed on Ameren Illinois Company in our nightly snapshot, so it fails the first Wheel Trade Filter (options that actually trade) (it reads 22, under 70) and is left out of every options scan; the fair value and health figures above are still useful for a plain stock position.

Volume runs at 0k shares a day on a market cap of $29.1B, with a beta of 0.10 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score rates that strong.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls: a stock must pass all 9 Wheel Trade Filters to score 70, and the score then ranks the ones that pass; the Sunday Scan is the top 10. It is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. How the Wheel Score works · the walkthrough lesson shows how it fits into a trade, start to finish.

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