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The price of American Electric Power Company Inc (NASDAQ: AEP) closed at $113.7 in the last session, down -1.16% from day before closing price of $115.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.56 million shares were traded. AEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $115.515 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $113.25.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AEP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Siebert Williams Shank on December 18, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $137.
BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on October 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $126.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 12 ’25 when FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold 5,000 shares for $115.07 per share. The transaction valued at 575,350 led to the insider holds 25,898 shares of the business.
FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III bought 5,000 shares of AEP for $575,350 on Dec 12 ’25. On Nov 14 ’25, another insider, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $121.58 each. As a result, the insider received 607,900 and left with 30,898 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 60859695104 and an Enterprise Value of 108546596864. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.106 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.395.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEP is 0.61, which has changed by 0.23024273 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 -3.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AEP traded on average about 3.48M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2960820 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 535.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 532.50M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.35% stake in the company. Shares short for AEP as of 1765756800 were 22650297 with a Short Ratio of 6.51, compared to 1763078400 on 21957978. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22650297 and a Short% of Float of 4.24.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AEP is 3.74, which was 3.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032336578. 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
Its stock is currently analyzed by 13.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.55, with high estimates of $1.68 and low estimates of $1.41.
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 $6.32, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $6.44 and $6.21.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.07B. 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 13 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 $21.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.72BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $27.59B and the low estimate is $21.11B.
