American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.750-5.950 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.880. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

American Electric Power Trading Up 0.8 %

NASDAQ:AEP traded up $0.84 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $101.83. 2,770,820 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,437,045. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47. The firm's fifty day moving average is $95.57 and its 200-day moving average is $97.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.58. American Electric Power has a 12-month low of $79.01 and a 12-month high of $105.18.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.24. American Electric Power had a net margin of 13.48% and a return on equity of 11.41%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that American Electric Power will post 5.58 EPS for the current year.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a $0.93 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $3.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.65%. American Electric Power's payout ratio is 74.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AEP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Bank of America raised shares of American Electric Power from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $98.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Barclays reduced their price objective on American Electric Power from $100.00 to $99.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Scotiabank cut American Electric Power from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $102.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on American Electric Power from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Guggenheim raised shares of American Electric Power from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $98.00.

About American Electric Power

American Electric Power Company, Inc, an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments.