American Electric Power (AEP) Competitors $105.76 -3.36 (-3.07%) As of 01:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AEP vs. EPD, NGG, ET, CEG, TRP, EXC, XEL, VST, CQP, and VGShould you be buying American Electric Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Electric Power include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), National Grid (NGG), Energy Transfer (ET), Constellation Energy (CEG), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Vistra (VST), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), and Venture Global (VG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. American Electric Power vs. Enterprise Products Partners National Grid Energy Transfer Constellation Energy TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Vistra Cheniere Energy Partners Venture Global American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEP or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners received 869 more outperform votes than American Electric Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.30% of users gave Enterprise Products Partners an outperform vote while only 56.07% of users gave American Electric Power an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican Electric PowerOutperform Votes9756.07% Underperform Votes7643.93% Enterprise Products PartnersOutperform Votes96680.30% Underperform Votes23719.70% Which has higher earnings & valuation, AEP or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than American Electric Power. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Electric Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B2.95$2.97B$5.6019.48Enterprise Products Partners$56.22B1.29$5.90B$2.6912.44 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AEP or EPD? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AEP or EPD more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 15.08% compared to Enterprise Products Partners' net margin of 10.49%. Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity of 20.48% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power15.08% 11.27% 2.97% Enterprise Products Partners 10.49%20.48%8.04% Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or EPD? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AEP or EPD? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 12 more articles in the media than Enterprise Products Partners. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for American Electric Power and 26 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Enterprise Products Partners' score of 0.89 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 32 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Enterprise Products Partners 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate AEP or EPD? American Electric Power presently has a consensus target price of $100.77, indicating a potential downside of 7.64%. Enterprise Products Partners has a consensus target price of $36.89, indicating a potential upside of 10.26%. Given Enterprise Products Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enterprise Products Partners is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Enterprise Products Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Is AEP or EPD a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. American Electric Power pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Products Partners pays out 79.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Enterprise Products Partners has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years. Enterprise Products Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryEnterprise Products Partners beats American Electric Power on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get American Electric Power News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Electric PowerElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$58.23B$13.91B$15.47B$7.50BDividend Yield3.54%4.80%5.65%4.05%P/E Ratio19.4818.1915.4818.08Price / Sales2.957,295.7120.8486.83Price / Cash8.8010.0718.4334.64Price / Book2.152.061.953.99Net Income$2.97B$690.28M$664.08M$247.18M7 Day Performance2.01%-0.68%0.95%-4.25%1 Month Performance3.68%0.31%3.63%-6.87%1 Year Performance29.95%22.85%9.61%-3.73% American Electric Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEPAmerican Electric Power3.5625 of 5 stars$105.76-3.1%$100.77-4.7%+29.4%$56.49B$19.72B18.9017,000Positive NewsEPDEnterprise Products Partners4.1544 of 5 stars$34.14+0.2%$36.60+7.2%+11.9%$73.93B$56.22B12.696,910Gap DownNGGNational Grid2.8455 of 5 stars$65.66+0.1%N/A+1.8%$64.25B$19.32B12.6329,300ETEnergy Transfer4.4717 of 5 stars$18.60-0.6%$22.09+18.8%+10.7%$63.82B$82.67B14.5312,600Gap DownCEGConstellation Energy4.1816 of 5 stars$201.72-1.8%$291.21+44.4%0.0%$63.20B$23.57B16.9713,400Analyst RevisionGap DownTRPTC Energy4.4656 of 5 stars$47.17-0.6%$62.00+31.5%+24.2%$49.02B$13.77B14.567,480Analyst ForecastOptions VolumePositive NewsEXCExelon4.0672 of 5 stars$46.12+3.2%$45.13-2.2%+26.9%$46.56B$23.03B18.8319,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsXELXcel Energy3.252 of 5 stars$70.85+1.6%$72.60+2.5%+33.4%$40.71B$13.44B20.6012,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsVSTVistra4.0253 of 5 stars$117.53-1.3%$163.50+39.1%+46.3%$39.98B$17.22B21.934,910Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.6806 of 5 stars$66.40+3.9%$51.50-22.4%N/A$32.14B$8.70B15.591,605Analyst RevisionNews CoverageVGVenture Global4.3111 of 5 stars$10.30+3.5%$17.55+70.3%N/A$24.92B$4.97B0.001,400Analyst ForecastGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPD Alternatives NGG Alternatives ET Alternatives CEG Alternatives TRP Alternatives EXC Alternatives XEL Alternatives VST Alternatives CQP Alternatives VG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AEP) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredYour Retirement Is Caught in the CrossfireWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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