American Electric Power Company, Inc. AEP
Set alert
130.21 USD +0.87 +0.67%
At close · Oct 30
130.15 -0.06 -0.05%
After hours · Oct 30, 6:54 PM ET
130.02 Day range 132.17
113.70 52-week range 138.69
- YTD
- +12.92%
- 1 year
- +6.83%
- Open
- 131.22
- Prev close
- 129.34
- Mkt cap
- 70.90B
- Vol
- 4.59M
- Avg vol
- 3.71M
- EPS
- 6.12
- P/E
- 21.28
- Div yield
- 3.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 130.02
- High
- 132.17
- Forward P/E
- 18.91
- Beta
- 0.00
- Short ratio
- 6.67
- Inst. own
- 94.35%
- Dividend
- 3.88
- Ex-div date
- Nov 9, 2026
- Earnings
- Feb 11, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 123.26
- 200-d avg
- 128.05
- 1y target
- 141.80
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 9, 2021Dividend: 0.78
- Feb 9, 2022Dividend: 0.78
- May 9, 2022Dividend: 0.78
- Aug 9, 2022Dividend: 0.78
- Nov 9, 2022Dividend: 0.83
- Dec 9, 2022Dividend: 0.83
- Feb 9, 2023Dividend: 0.83
- May 9, 2023Dividend: 0.83
- Aug 9, 2023Dividend: 0.83
- Nov 9, 2023Dividend: 0.88
- Feb 8, 2024Dividend: 0.88
- Feb 9, 2024Dividend: 0.88
- May 9, 2024Dividend: 0.88
- Aug 9, 2024Dividend: 0.88
- Nov 8, 2024Dividend: 0.93
- Feb 10, 2025Dividend: 0.93
- May 9, 2025Dividend: 0.93
- Aug 8, 2025Dividend: 0.93
- Oct 29, 2025Earnings: 1.8; estimate 1.81; surprise -0.55%
- Nov 10, 2025Dividend: 0.95
- Feb 10, 2026Dividend: 0.95
- Feb 12, 2026Earnings: 1.19; estimate 1.15; surprise 3.48%
- May 5, 2026Earnings: 1.64; estimate 1.57; surprise 4.46%
- May 8, 2026Dividend: 0.95
- Jul 30, 2026Earnings: 1.36; estimate 1.48; surprise -8.11%
- Aug 10, 2026Dividend: 0.95
- Oct 19, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 20, 2026Rating: BTIG · Neutral → Buy
- Oct 21, 2026Rating: Morgan Stanley · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 22, 2026Rating: HSBC · — → Buy
- Oct 22, 2026Rating: Jefferies · Buy → Buy
- Oct 28, 2026Earnings: 2.23; estimate 2.05; surprise 8.78%
- Oct 29, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Overweight → Overweight
Signals (89)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 26, 2026 | 6 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 19, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 5, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 22, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 11, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 4, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 23, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 19, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 8, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 1, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 2, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 2, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 25, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 21, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 14, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 7, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 30, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 24, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 11, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 31, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 31, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 10, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 15, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 15, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 16, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 9, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 19, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 5, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 5, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 14, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 15, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 11, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 27, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 13, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 6, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 23, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 21, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 7, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 70.91B
- Enterprise value
- 126.12B
- Trailing P/E
- 21.28
- Forward P/E
- 18.91
- PEG ratio
- 2.80
- Price / sales
- 3.00
- Price / book
- 2.16
- EPS (TTM)
- 6.12
- Beta
- 0.00
- Dividend yield
- 3.00%
- Payout ratio
- 62.09%
- Profit margin
- 14.21%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 23.61B
- Revenue growth
- 13.70%
- Free cash flow
- -7.75B
- Total cash
- 670.00M
- Total debt
- 55.10B
- Return on equity
- 10.60%
- Shares outstanding
- 544.53M
- Short % of float
- 4.98%
- 50-day average
- 123.26
- 200-day average
- 128.05
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
Buy
Price target (mean) 141.80 +8.9% upside
Now 130.21
- Target (low)
- 120.00
- Target (mean)
- 141.80
- Target (high)
- 173.00
Ratings (0m) 24 16 buy · 8 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy3
- Buy13
- Hold8
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 11, 2027
Expected Feb 11, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 1.34.
Financials — quick view
AEP Revenue — quarterly 6.83B
AEP Net income — quarterly 1.19B
AEP EPS — quarterly 2.18
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 1.36 | — | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 2.05 | 2.23 | +0.18 | +8.78% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.48 | 1.36 | -0.12 | -8.11% |
| May 5, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.57 | 1.64 | +0.07 | +4.46% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.15 | 1.19 | +0.04 | +3.48% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.81 | 1.80 | -0.01 | -0.55% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Jefferies | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | init | — | Buy |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 20, 2026 | BTIG | up | Neutral | Buy |
| Oct 19, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
About American Electric Power Company, Inc.
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, nuclear, natural gas, renewable, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources; owns, operates, maintains, and invests in transmission infrastructure; and engages in the retail supply, and wholesale energy trading and marketing businesses. It operates approximately 252,000 circuit miles of distribution lines; 38,000 circuit miles of transmission lines; and 25,000 MWs of regulated owned generating capacity. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Country
- United States
- Website
- aep.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNTSEN ROBERT | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 9, 2026 | 21,397 |
| CANNON DOUGLAS A | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 9, 2026 | 27,270 |
| FEHRMAN WILLIAM | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 9, 2026 | 138,256 |
| FERNEAU KELLY J. | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 9, 2026 | 20,199 |
| FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III | Director | Sale | Dec 11, 2025 | 28,236 |
| MIHALIK TREVOR I | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 9, 2026 | 79,595 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 10.28% | 51,024,057 | 6.64B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 7.16% | 35,529,471 | 4.63B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 6.20% | 30,783,142 | 4.01B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.73% | 23,492,086 | 3.06B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 3.94% | 19,527,874 | 2.54B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | 3.83% | 18,980,444 | 2.47B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.48% | 17,271,236 | 2.25B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.84% | 14,101,906 | 1.84B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | 2.29% | 11,371,137 | 1.48B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST-State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | 1.94% | 9,633,893 | 1.25B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.46% | 7,254,333 | 944.66M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.42% | 7,062,962 | 919.74M | Aug 30, 2026 |