Closing Figures: American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP)’s Negative Finish at 101.41, Down -0.37

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After finishing at $101.79 in the prior trading day, American Electric Power Company Inc (NASDAQ: AEP) closed at $101.41, down -0.37%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.42 million shares were traded. AEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $102.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $100.88.

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 0.31 and its Current Ratio is at 0.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.44.

On January 13, 2025, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $98 to $104.

Scotiabank Downgraded its Sector Outperform to Sector Perform on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $105 to $102.

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 Jun 03 ’25 when Feinberg David Matthew sold 8,057 shares for $102.94 per share. The transaction valued at 829,388 led to the insider holds 26,298 shares of the business.

Feinberg David Matthew bought 8,057 shares of AEP for $829,388 on Jun 03 ’25. On May 19 ’25, another insider, Lies Quinton S, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 10,141 shares for $102.68 each. As a result, the insider received 1,041,278 and left with 9,658 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 54375739392 and an Enterprise Value of 100682620928. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.994 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.63.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for AEP is 0.41, which has changed by 0.14704216 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEP has reached a high of $110.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $85.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.74%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 4.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2439310 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 534.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 532.45M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.32% stake in the company. Shares short for AEP as of 1747267200 were 21111828 with a Short Ratio of 5.16, compared to 1744675200 on 20959078. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21111828 and a Short% of Float of 3.95.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, AEP’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.62, compared to 3.67 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035563413The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.57. The current Payout Ratio is 63.93% for AEP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1746748800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1962-10-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

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