American Electric Power (AEP) Competitors $92.75 +1.51 (+1.65%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AEP vs. CEG, EPD, ET, VST, TRP, XEL, EXC, CQP, FTS, and LNTShould you be buying American Electric Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Electric Power include Constellation Energy (CEG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Vistra (VST), TC Energy (TRP), Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), and Alliant Energy (LNT). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. American Electric Power vs. Constellation Energy Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer Vistra TC Energy Xcel Energy Exelon Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Alliant Energy Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Is CEG or AEP more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 11.93%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 16.26% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Constellation Energy11.93% 16.26% 3.76% American Electric Power 13.48%11.41%3.01% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CEG or AEP? 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CEG or AEP? American Electric Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Constellation Energy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioConstellation Energy$23.98B2.96$1.62B$9.0725.03American Electric Power$19.60B2.52$2.21B$4.9918.59 Which has more risk and volatility, CEG or AEP? Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEG or AEP? Constellation Energy received 71 more outperform votes than American Electric Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.04% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 54.49% of users gave American Electric Power an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformConstellation EnergyOutperform Votes16263.04% Underperform Votes9536.96% American Electric PowerOutperform Votes9154.49% Underperform Votes7645.51% Do analysts rate CEG or AEP? Constellation Energy presently has a consensus target price of $281.43, suggesting a potential upside of 23.97%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $97.13, suggesting a potential upside of 4.73%. Given Constellation Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Constellation Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67American Electric Power 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Is CEG or AEP a better dividend stock? Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Constellation Energy pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor CEG or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 3 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for American Electric Power and 6 mentions for Constellation Energy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.41 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Constellation Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral American Electric Power 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryConstellation Energy beats American Electric Power on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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$49.35B$13.71B$13.36B$9.08BDividend Yield4.01%4.47%4.06%4.18%P/E Ratio18.5914.9095.2417.18Price / Sales2.528,033.4629.77115.69Price / Cash8.338.7318.3537.88Price / Book1.932.152.224.78Net Income$2.21B$666.62M$626.51M$225.60M7 Day Performance0.04%-1.63%-1.93%-1.26%1 Month Performance-4.18%2.06%-2.08%4.37%1 Year Performance15.48%36.36%2.14%18.73% American Electric Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEPAmerican Electric Power3.9668 of 5 stars$92.75+1.7%$97.13+4.7%+15.5%$49.35B$19.60B18.5917,250High Trading VolumeCEGConstellation Energy3.589 of 5 stars$240.91+0.8%$281.43+16.8%+94.0%$75.35B$23.98B26.3613,871EPDEnterprise Products Partners3.6198 of 5 stars$31.49-2.2%$34.00+8.0%+19.0%$68.26B$56.64B11.977,500Analyst DowngradeETEnergy Transfer3.7881 of 5 stars$18.86-0.9%$20.38+8.0%+37.5%$64.58B$83.66B13.8913,786Analyst ForecastPositive NewsVSTVistra4.1082 of 5 stars$146.21+0.9%$149.10+2.0%+272.1%$49.75B$14.78B27.184,870Gap DownTRPTC Energy4.2054 of 5 stars$46.28-0.4%$55.67+20.3%+16.9%$48.04B$11.80B12.877,415Positive NewsXELXcel Energy4.1757 of 5 stars$68.21+0.1%$68.62+0.6%+9.9%$39.17B$13.76B20.2111,311Dividend CutAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEXCExelon4.7699 of 5 stars$36.60-0.7%$41.55+13.5%+6.3%$36.78B$21.73B15.1719,962CQPCheniere Energy Partners0.9529 of 5 stars$56.69-2.5%$46.00-18.9%N/A$27.44B$9.66B12.551,605Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsFTSFortis3.0901 of 5 stars$42.17-0.4%N/A+4.1%$20.98B$8.53B17.779,600LNTAlliant Energy4.3274 of 5 stars$60.440.0%$63.39+4.9%+17.3%$15.51B$4.03B23.433,281 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CEG Alternatives EPD Alternatives ET Alternatives VST Alternatives TRP Alternatives XEL Alternatives EXC Alternatives CQP Alternatives FTS Alternatives LNT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AEP) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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