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American Electric Power (AEP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$105.56 +1.32 (+1.27%)
Closing price 03/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$105.04 -0.52 (-0.49%)
As of 03/14/2025 07:52 PM Eastern
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About American Electric Power Stock (NASDAQ:AEP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$103.59
$105.95
50-Day Range
$90.32
$107.70
52-Week Range
$79.16
$109.52
Volume
4.42 million shs
Average Volume
2.78 million shs
Market Capitalization
$56.29 billion
P/E Ratio
18.85
Dividend Yield
3.52%
Price Target
$98.46
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, renewable, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other market participants. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

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American Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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75th Percentile Overall Score

AEP MarketRank™: 

American Electric Power scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    American Electric Power has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    American Electric Power has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about American Electric Power's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for American Electric Power are expected to grow by 7.16% in the coming year, from $5.87 to $6.29 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of American Electric Power is 18.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.47.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of American Electric Power is 18.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.10.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    American Electric Power has a PEG Ratio of 2.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    American Electric Power has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about American Electric Power's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.81% of the float of American Electric Power has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Electric Power has recently increased by 1.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    American Electric Power is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    American Electric Power has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of American Electric Power is 66.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, American Electric Power will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.14% next year. This indicates that American Electric Power will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about American Electric Power's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.81% of the float of American Electric Power has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Electric Power has recently increased by 1.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    American Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for American Electric Power this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 20 people have searched for AEP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 9 people have added American Electric Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -65% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, American Electric Power insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.12% of the stock of American Electric Power is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.24% of the stock of American Electric Power is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about American Electric Power's insider trading history.
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AEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

American Electric Power's stock was trading at $92.23 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AEP shares have increased by 14.5% and is now trading at $105.56.
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.24. American Electric Power had a net margin of 15.08% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.27%.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of American Electric Power: BlueStar Energy Solutions, Memco Barge Line, Central and South West Corp, AEP Energy Supply LLC, AEP Generating Company, AEP Generation Resources Inc., AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC, and others.

Top institutional investors of American Electric Power include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.71%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.34%), GQG Partners LLC (2.83%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Nicholas K Akins, Julia A Sloat, Charles E Zebula, Lisa M Barton, David Matthew Feinberg, Therace Risch, Antonio P Smyth, Greg B Hall and Paul Chodak III.
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Shares of AEP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Electric Power investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend
2/10/2025
Last Earnings
2/13/2025
Dividend Payable
3/10/2025
Today
3/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric services
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AEP
CIK
4904
Employees
16,330
Year Founded
1906

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$98.46
High Stock Price Target
$107.00
Low Stock Price Target
$83.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.31
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
18.85
Forward P/E Ratio
17.98
P/E Growth
2.97
Net Income
$2.97 billion
Pretax Margin
14.41%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$19.72 billion
Cash Flow
$12.00 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.80
Book Value
$50.71 per share
Price / Book
2.08

Miscellaneous

Free Float
532,571,000
Market Cap
$56.29 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.50

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This page (NASDAQ:AEP) was last updated on 3/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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