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After finishing at $122.72 in the prior trading day, American Electric Power Company Inc (NASDAQ: AEP) closed at $123.77, up 0.86%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.8 million shares were traded. AEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $123.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.85.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AEP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.47.
On October 30, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its rating to Market Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $126. On October 28, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $132.Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating on October 28, 2025, with a $132 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 14 ’25 when FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold 5,000 shares for $121.58 per share. The transaction valued at 607,900 led to the insider holds 30,898 shares of the business.
FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III bought 5,000 shares of AEP for $607,900 on Nov 14 ’25. On Oct 10 ’25, another insider, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $117.52 each. As a result, the insider received 587,600 and left with 35,898 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AEP now has a Market Capitalization of 66249822208 and an Enterprise Value of 113936719872. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.36 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.01.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEP is 0.60, which has changed by 0.2601303 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEP has reached a high of $124.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $89.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.45%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.51M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3600530 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 535.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 532.54M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.36% stake in the company. Shares short for AEP as of 1763078400 were 21957978 with a Short Ratio of 6.25, compared to 1760486400 on 22615959. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21957978 and a Short% of Float of 4.1100003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AEP’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.72, compared to 3.74 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030312909. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.56. . The current Payout Ratio is 63.93% for AEP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1962-10-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP) is the result of assessments by 12.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.55, with high estimates of $1.67 and low estimates of $1.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.04 and $5.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.91. EPS for the following year is $6.31, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $6.44 and $6.21.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $5.06B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.74B to a low estimate of $4.69B. As of . The current estimate, American Electric Power Company Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.7BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.64B. There is a high estimate of $6.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.42B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $23.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $19.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.51B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.72BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $27.59B and the low estimate is $21.11B.
