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The price of American Electric Power Company Inc (NASDAQ: AEP) closed at $111.02 in the last session, down -0.68% from day before closing price of $111.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.9 million shares were traded. AEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $111.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $110.71.
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 0.41 and its Current Ratio is at 0.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.40.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Raymond James on June 13, 2025, initiated with an Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $115.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Buy on January 13, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $98 to $104.
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 Aug 15 ’25 when FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold 5,000 shares for $111.99 per share. The transaction valued at 559,950 led to the insider holds 45,898 shares of the business.
Ferneau Kelly J sold 3,428 shares of AEP for $383,902 on Aug 15 ’25. The Executive Vice President now owns 7,025 shares after completing the transaction at $111.99 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Ferneau Kelly J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,428 shares for $113.03 each.
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 59372941312 and an Enterprise Value of 106703413248. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.163 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.447.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEP is 0.44, which has changed by 0.093039274 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEP has reached a high of $115.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $89.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.93%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AEP traded on average about 3.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3078270 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 534.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 533.20M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.32% stake in the company. Shares short for AEP as of 1755216000 were 22270747 with a Short Ratio of 7.36, compared to 1752537600 on 21676945. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22270747 and a Short% of Float of 4.17.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AEP is 3.72, which was 3.67 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03283235The 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 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1962-10-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP) is currently attracting attention from 8.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.07, with high estimates of $1.41 and low estimates of $0.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.98 and $5.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.9. EPS for the following year is $6.3, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $6.58 and $6.24.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.67B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.24B to a low estimate of $5.41B. As of the current estimate, American Electric Power Company Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.42BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.13B. There is a high estimate of $5.56B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.62B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $22.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.32B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.42B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.72BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $22.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $25B and the low estimate is $20.15B.
