AEP

American Electric Power Company Inc

130.21

Oct 30 • 3:59 PM ET +0.87 (0.67%)

130.85

Aftermarket • 7:54 PM ET +0.64 (0.49%)

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Index	NDX, S&P 500
Market Cap	70.90B
Enterprise Value	126.51B
Income	3.36B
Sales	23.51B
Book/sh	60.19
Cash/sh	1.39
Dividend Est.	3.85 (2.95%)
Dividend TTM	3.80 (2.92%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 10, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.67% 5.66%
Payout	56.15%
Employees	17581
IPO	Sep 01, 1949

P/E	21.27
Forward P/E	18.85
PEG	2.25
P/S	3.02
P/B	2.16
P/C	93.42
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	13.71
EV/Sales	5.38
Quick Ratio	0.40
Current Ratio	0.51
Debt/Eq	1.68
LT Debt/Eq	1.54
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	6.12
EPS next Y	6.91
EPS next Q	1.35
EPS this Y	8.08%
EPS next Y	7.04%
EPS next 5Y	8.38%
EPS past 3/5Y	14.02% 8.53%
Sales past 3/5Y	4.09% 7.88%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-9.77%
Sales Y/Y TTM	9.75%
EPS Q/Q	19.43%
Sales Q/Q	13.17%
Earnings	Oct 28 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	8.57% 4.37%

Insider Own	0.17%
Insider Trans	-0.22%
Inst Own	96.16%
Inst Trans	10.28%
ROA	2.84%
ROE	10.63%
ROIC	4.03%
Gross Margin	31.01%
Oper. Margin	23.69%
Profit Margin	14.27%
SMA20	3.22%
SMA50	5.56%
SMA200	1.64%
Trades

Shs Outstand	544.51M
Shs Float	543.61M
Short Float	4.98%
Short Ratio	7.24
Short Interest	27.09M
52W High	140.58 -7.38%
52W Low	112.54 15.71%
Volatility	1.78% 1.79%
ATR (14)	2.34
RSI (14)	63.20
Beta	0.46
Rel Volume	1.23
Avg Volume	3.74M
Volume	4,593,909

Perf Week	0.40%
Perf Month	8.73%
Perf Quarter	1.47%
Perf Half Y	-4.89%
Perf YTD	12.92%
Perf Year	6.83%
Perf 3Y	72.67%
Perf 5Y	53.71%
Perf 10Y	105.35%
Recom	1.88
Target Price	140.68
Prev Close	129.34
Price	130.21
Change %	0.67%

Consensus

Buy

Avg. Price Target

$140.68

Implied Upside

+8.0%

Analysts18incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution14 Buy · 4 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Oct 22, 2026	Initiated	HHSBC Securities	Buy	$145.90	+12.0%
Oct 20, 2026	Upgrade	BBTIG Research	Neutral → Buy	$147	+12.9%
Oct 13, 2026	Upgrade	KKeyBanc Capital Markets	Sector Weight → Overweight	$133	+2.1%
Jul 16, 2026	Downgrade	GGoldman	Buy → Neutral	$147	+12.9%
Apr 21, 2026	Initiated	TTruist	Buy	$148	+13.7%
Apr 20, 2026	Upgrade	SSeaport Research Partners	Neutral → Buy	$145	+11.4%
Mar 04, 2026	Upgrade	LLadenburg Thalmann	Neutral → Buy	$148	+13.7%
Feb 27, 2026	Upgrade	UUBS	Sell → Neutral	$132	+1.4%
Feb 13, 2026	Upgrade	WWolfe Research	Peer Perform → Outperform	$142	+9.1%
Jan 12, 2026	Downgrade	BBofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$122	-6.3%
Dec 18, 2025	Initiated	SSiebert Williams Shank	Buy	$137	+5.2%
Nov 17, 2025	Upgrade	JJefferies	Hold → Buy
Oct 30, 2025	Downgrade	BBMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$126	-3.2%
Oct 28, 2025	Initiated	WWells Fargo	Overweight	$132	+1.4%
Oct 22, 2025	Initiated	BBTIG Research	Neutral
Oct 16, 2025	Initiated	TTD Cowen	Buy	$133	+2.1%
Oct 07, 2025	Initiated	EEvercore ISI	Outperform	$133	+2.1%
Jun 13, 2025	Initiated	RRaymond James	Outperform	$115	-11.7%
Jan 23, 2025	Upgrade	GGuggenheim	Neutral → Buy
Jan 13, 2025	Upgrade	BBofA Securities	Underperform → Buy	$98 → $104	-20.1%

Oct-29-26 11:05AM	AEP increases investment plan 30% on generation, transmission spending (Utility Dive)
Oct-28-26 02:36PM	AEP: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
11:45AM	AEP Beats On Q3 And Resets Its Growth Trajectory, But The $100 Billion Plan Comes With Equity And Dividend Trade-Offs (Earnings Whispers)
06:57AM	AEP Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings, Expands Capital Plan and Increases Growth Outlook (PR Newswire)
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Oct-20-26 10:42AM	AEP Increases Quarterly Dividend to 97 Cents a Share (PR Newswire)
Oct-19-26 12:55PM	Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors at former Indiana coal plant (TechCrunch)
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10:20AM	X-Energy Stock Rises on Amazon Nuclear Power Plans After Post-IPO Slump (Barrons.com)
09:54AM	AEP signs 960-MW Indiana nuclear pact with Amazon, X-energy (Utility Dive)
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Aug-17-26 12:59PM	AEP Stock Stalls as NVIDIA Backs $105 Billion Ohio AI Project (GuruFocus.com)
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Jul-21-26 08:00AM	AEP Names David Marriott and Charles Meyers to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
Jul-20-26 06:30PM	AEP Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock (PR Newswire)
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May-27-26 04:07AM	AEP taps Worley for Oklahoma gas turbine engineering services (Power Technology)
May-22-26 04:58AM	AEP, other Ohio utilities could own nuclear power plants under state bill (Utility Dive)
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May-13-26 05:58AM	Premarket movers: Intel, Nvidia and Micron advance as American Electric Power slips (MarketWatch)
May-12-26 10:16PM	AEP ANNOUNCES PRICING OF COMMON STOCK OFFERING WITH A FORWARD COMPONENT (PR Newswire)
04:05PM	AEP ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK WITH A FORWARD COMPONENT (PR Newswire)
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May-08-26 12:30PM	AEP Names Andy Gurgol Vice President of Investor Relations (PR Newswire)
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06:57AM	AEP Reports First-Quarter 2026 Earnings, Reaffirms Guidance and Increases Five-Year Capital Plan (PR Newswire)
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Mar-30-26 04:49AM	AMP, ratepayer advocates oppose ROE, rates proposed for $1.1B AEP-FirstEnergy transmission project (Utility Dive)
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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Dixon Kate	Controller, CAO	Sep 08 '26	Sale	125.00	2,000	250,000	15,856	Sep 09 12:42 PM
Dixon Kate	Officer	Sep 08 '26	Proposed Sale	125.00	2,000	250,000		Sep 08 10:41 AM
Ulrich Phillip R.	Executive Vice President	Feb 27 '26	Sale	132.08	4,106	542,320	42,263	Mar 02 11:58 AM
Ulrich Phillip R.	Officer	Feb 27 '26	Proposed Sale	132.08	4,106	542,320		Feb 27 10:07 AM
Ferneau Kelly J	Executive Vice President	Feb 24 '26	Sale	131.46	1,351	177,602	15,410	Feb 25 02:55 PM
Ferneau Kelly J	Officer	Feb 24 '26	Proposed Sale	131.46	1,351	177,602		Feb 24 10:11 AM
FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III	Director	Dec 12 '25	Sale	115.07	5,000	575,350	25,898	Dec 15 02:26 PM
FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III	Director	Dec 12 '25	Proposed Sale	115.07	5,000	575,350		Dec 12 09:41 AM
FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III	Director	Nov 14 '25	Sale	121.58	5,000	607,900	30,898	Nov 17 01:47 PM
FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III	Director	Nov 14 '25	Proposed Sale	121.58	5,000	607,900		Nov 14 09:44 AM

American Electric Power Co., Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation and Marketing. The Vertically Integrated Utilities segment covers the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers. The Transmission and Distribution Utilities segment represents the transmission and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers. The AEP Transmission Holdco segment comprised of the development, construction, and operation of transmission facilities through investments in its wholly-owned transmission subsidiaries and joint ventures. The Generation and Marketing segment consists of the non-regulated generation and marketing, risk management, and retail activities. The company was founded on December 20, 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

ChairmanMr. William J. Fehrman

Executive VP & CFOMr. Trevor Ian Mihalik CPA

Executive VPMr. Robert B. Berntsen

President of AEP TransmissionMr. Douglas A. Cannon

Senior VPMs. Kate Dixon

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