American Electric Power
AEP
Market cap $60.3B

112.85 USD

+3.63

3.32%

Updated Jul 30, 10:43 AM EDT

1 day

3.32%

5 days

3.67%

1 month

8.76%

3 months

4.16%

6 months

15.12%

Year to date

22.74%

1 year

14.99%

5 years

31.11%

10 years

100.37%

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

Utilities Electric Utilities

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Funds holding %

of 7,323 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 243 | Existing positions closed: 73

170% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q4 2024] → 27 (+17) [Q1 2025]

129% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $494M | Put options by funds: $216M

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 669 | Existing positions reduced: 470

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39B [Q4 2024] → $48B (+$8.99B) [Q1 2025]

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,500 [Q4 2024] → 1,639 (+139) [Q1 2025]

2.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.93% [Q4 2024] → 79.75% (+2.82%) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

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

Low target

$100

11%

downside

Avg. target

$111

2%

downside

High target

$115

2%

upside

6 analyst ratings

3 positive

50%

2 neutral

33%

1 negative

17%

Raymond James J.R. Weston	2%upside $115	Outperform Initiated	13 Jun 2025
UBS William Appicelli	11%downside $100	Sell Maintained	6 Jun 2025
Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd	0%upside $113	Overweight Maintained	22 May 2025
Citigroup	3%downside $109	Neutral Maintained	7 May 2025
Guggenheim Shahriar Pourreza	2%upside $115	Buy Maintained	7 May 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 17 articles about AEP published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

American Electric Power (AEP) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

American Electric Power (AEP) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.25 per share a year ago.

American Electric Power (AEP) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

AEP beats profit estimates, expects new five-year capital plan of $70 billion

American Electric Power beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it expects to announce a new, five-year capital plan this fall of about $70 billion to meet growing energy needs in the U.S.

AEP beats profit estimates, expects new five-year capital plan of $70 billion

AEP Reports Record Second-Quarter Operating Earnings, Guides to Upper Half of 2025 Guidance Range

Second-quarter 2025 GAAP earnings of $2.29 per share; operating earnings of $1.43 per share. AEP guides to the upper half of its 2025 operating earnings guidance range of $5.75 to $5.95 per share and reaffirms long-term growth rate of 6% to 8%.

AEP Reports Record Second-Quarter Operating Earnings, Guides to Upper Half of 2025 Guidance Range

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AEP (AEP) Q2 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures

Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for AEP (AEP), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended June 2025.

AEP (AEP) Q2 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures

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CEG vs. AEP: Which Utility Is Best Positioned for Long-Term Growth?

U.S. utility operators, CEG and AEP have the potential to grow even further and provide service efficiently.

CEG vs. AEP: Which Utility Is Best Positioned for Long-Term Growth?

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American Electric Power to Post Q2 Earnings: What's in Store?

AEP's Q2 results are expected to show a revenue boost driven by hot weather and data center demand, but rising costs are likely to weigh on earnings.

American Electric Power to Post Q2 Earnings: What's in Store?

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American Electric Power (AEP) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q2 Release

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) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q2 Release

AEP Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

COLUMBUS, Ohio , July 22, 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 September 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 8, 2025, and is the company's 461st consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend.

AEP Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

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These 2 Utilities Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar

Investors looking for ways to find stocks that are set to beat quarterly earnings estimates should check out the Zacks Earnings ESP.

These 2 Utilities Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar

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