American Electric Power (AEP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Electric Power in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" AEP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AEP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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12 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for American Electric Power's shares. Their AEP share price targets range from $73.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $87.15 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.7% from the stock's current price.
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American Electric Power's stock was trading at $81.22 at the start of the year. Since then, AEP shares have decreased by 0.4% and is now trading at $80.91.
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American Electric Power saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,350,000 shares, a drop of 20.1% from the March 15th total of 11,700,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,910,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.4 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 30th 2024.
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American Electric Power will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 30th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 27th. The company reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.03. The business earned $4.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.12 billion. American Electric Power had a net margin of 11.64% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.04%. American Electric Power's revenue was down 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share.
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American Electric Power announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 9th will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share on Friday, March 8th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.35%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 8th.
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American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.29%. AEP has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 82.82%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, AEP will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.46% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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American Electric Power updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.530-5.730 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.730. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

American Electric Power's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.09%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Nexus Investment Management ULC (0.07%), Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY (0.04%), Viking Fund Management LLC (0.03%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles E Zebula, Charles R Patton, David Matthew Feinberg, Greg B Hall, Jospeh M Buonaiuto, Julia A Sloat, Lisa M Barton, Nicholas K Akins, Paul Chodak III and Therace Risch.
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Shares of AEP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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