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

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$97.25
-1.50 (-1.52%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

About American Electric Power Stock (NASDAQ:AEP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$97.07
$99.23
50-Day Range
$97.22
$104.95
52-Week Range
$74.97
$105.18
Volume
3.81 million shs
Average Volume
3.12 million shs
Market Capitalization
$51.75 billion
P/E Ratio
19.37
Dividend Yield
3.62%
Price Target
$98.43
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.

American Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

AEP MarketRank™: 

American Electric Power scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 94 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 2.29, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    American Electric Power has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for American Electric Power are expected to grow by 6.43% in the coming year, from $5.60 to $5.96 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of American Electric Power is 19.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.25.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of American Electric Power is 19.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 81.82.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    American Electric Power has a PEG Ratio of 2.78. 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 2.02. 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

    1.31% of the outstanding shares of American Electric Power have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, 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 decreased by 11.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    American Electric Power is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    American Electric Power has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of American Electric Power is 70.12%. 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 59.06% 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

    1.31% of the outstanding shares of American Electric Power have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, 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 decreased by 11.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    American Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for American Electric Power this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 28 people have searched for AEP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -32% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    13 people have added American Electric Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% 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 News Headlines

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AEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

American Electric Power's stock was trading at $81.22 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AEP shares have increased by 19.7% and is now trading at $97.25.
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.02. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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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 more.

American Electric Power's top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.86%), Pathway Financial Advisers LLC (0.38%), Raymond James & Associates (0.35%) and National Pension Service (0.29%). 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, Paul Chodak III, Jospeh M Buonaiuto and Charles R Patton.
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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.
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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

Last Earnings
7/30/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend
8/09/2024
Dividend Payable
9/10/2024
Today
11/02/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
11/06/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend
11/08/2024
Dividend Payable
12/10/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AEP
CIK
4904
Employees
17,250
Year Founded
1906

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$98.43
High Stock Price Target
$114.00
Low Stock Price Target
$83.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.29
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$2.21 billion
Pretax Margin
12.61%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$19 billion
Cash Flow
$11.22 per share
Book Value
$48.06 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
531,481,000
Market Cap
$51.75 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.54

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This page (NASDAQ:AEP) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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