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American Electric Power

108.34 USD
-0.16
0.15%
At close Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
108.27
-0.07
0.06%
1 day
-0.15%
5 days
1.28%
1 month
-0.85%
3 months
10.52%
6 months
11.23%
Year to date
17.84%
1 year
25.93%
5 years
30.36%
10 years
90.50%
 

About: American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.

Employees: 16,330

0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $268M | Put options by funds: $183M

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 187 | Existing positions closed: 141

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 579 | Existing positions reduced: 509

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q3] → 10 (+1) [Q4]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,476 [Q3] → 1,490 (+14) [Q4]

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.1% [Q3] → 76.79% (-0.31%) [Q4]

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42B [Q3] → $38.9B (-$3.11B) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$106
2%
downside
Avg. target
$112
3%
upside
High target
$115
6%
upside

4 analyst ratings

positive
75%
neutral
25%
negative
0%
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
58% 1-year accuracy
46 / 80 met price target
2%downside
$106
Equal-Weight
Maintained
22 Apr 2025
BMO Capital
James Thalacker
78% 1-year accuracy
59 / 76 met price target
6%upside
$115
Outperform
Maintained
21 Apr 2025
Morgan Stanley
Stephen Byrd
56% 1-year accuracy
60 / 108 met price target
4%upside
$113
Overweight
Maintained
20 Mar 2025
B of A Securities
Julien Dumoulin-Smith
58% 1-year accuracy
47 / 81 met price target
5%upside
$114
Buy
Maintained
18 Mar 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 15 articles about AEP published over the past 30 days

Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 day ago
AEP Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock
COLUMBUS, Ohio , April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 93 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable June 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 9, 2025, and is the company's 460th consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend.
AEP Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
American Electric Power (AEP) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
AEP (AEP) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
American Electric Power (AEP) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 day ago
AEP Names Joseph Sauvage to Board of Directors
COLUMBUS, Ohio , April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph G. Sauvage, retired vice chairman and chairman of Global Power, Utilities and Renewables of Citigroup, today was elected to the American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) Board of Directors.
AEP Names Joseph Sauvage to Board of Directors
Neutral
PRNewsWire
6 days ago
AEP Texas to execute three-year plan to boost resiliency for customers and improve infrastructure
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas , April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Texas will implement a three-year resiliency plan to harden its distribution infrastructure, complete targeted tree trimming and vegetation management work and introduce technologies that will provide better situational awareness to assist in the prevention and mitigation of wildfires. The purpose of the system resiliency plan is to reduce the duration of outages and lower the restoration costs of future storm events.
AEP Texas to execute three-year plan to boost resiliency for customers and improve infrastructure
Neutral
PRNewsWire
6 days ago
AEP Texas set to construct one of the first 765-kV transmission lines in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas , April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Texas is set to build one of the first 765-kV transmission line projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to support the growing electricity needs of the Permian Basin. The Howard-Solstice Transmission Line Project is one of three 765-kV transmission lines to be constructed along the 765-kV import paths approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on April 24 as part of the Permian Basin Reliability Plan.
AEP Texas set to construct one of the first 765-kV transmission lines in Texas
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
4 Utility Stocks Poised to Surpass Q1 Earnings Expectations
Here are four utility stocks that are expected to post an earnings beat this reporting cycle.
4 Utility Stocks Poised to Surpass Q1 Earnings Expectations
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Looking for Stocks with Positive Earnings Momentum? Check Out These 2 Utilities Names
Investors looking for ways to find stocks that are set to beat quarterly earnings estimates should check out the Zacks Earnings ESP.
Looking for Stocks with Positive Earnings Momentum? Check Out These 2 Utilities Names
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
AEP Stock Rides on Investments & Renewable Portfolio Expansion
AEP continues to benefit from its systematic investment plan and renewable portfolio expansion initiatives.
AEP Stock Rides on Investments & Renewable Portfolio Expansion
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
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5 Nuclear Energy Stocks in Focus Amid AI-Powered Data Center Growth
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 weeks ago
3 Utility Stocks to Buy With $250 and Hold Forever
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3 Utility Stocks to Buy With $250 and Hold Forever
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