AES Outperforms Utilities Peers Amid Bullish Earnings Outlook

AES stock has outperformed the Utilities sector this year, gaining 9.8% compared to the sector's 4.3%. The company has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and its full-year earnings estimate has moved 2.3% higher over the past three months. Ameren, another Utilities stock, has also outperformed the sector, returning 4.9% so far this year.