American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Given New $136.00 Price Target at Morgan Stanley

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) had its target price lowered by Morgan Stanley from $137.00 to $136.00 in a research note published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on AEP. Bank of America lowered American Electric Power from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $131.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Evercore lifted their price objective on American Electric Power from $137.00 to $153.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Argus lifted their price objective on American Electric Power from $128.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered American Electric Power from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded American Electric Power from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $142.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $138.32.

American Electric Power Stock Performance

Shares of AEP opened at $131.89 on Tuesday. American Electric Power has a 12 month low of $97.46 and a 12 month high of $137.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $131.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $122.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market cap of $71.69 billion, a PE ratio of 19.69, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.58.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. American Electric Power had a return on equity of 10.46% and a net margin of 16.37%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.24 EPS. American Electric Power has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.150-6.450 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that American Electric Power will post 6.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at American Electric Power

In related news, EVP Kelly J. Ferneau sold 1,351 shares of American Electric Power stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.46, for a total value of $177,602.46. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 15,410 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,025,798.60. The trade was a 8.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Phillip R. Ulrich sold 4,106 shares of American Electric Power stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.08, for a total value of $542,320.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 42,263 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,582,097.04. The trade was a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Electric Power

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 52,496,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,053,417,000 after buying an additional 828,588 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 30,437,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,509,780,000 after buying an additional 1,514,865 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 14,661,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,690,659,000 after buying an additional 271,879 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,823,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,587,841,000 after buying an additional 83,285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 10,626,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,225,381,000 after buying an additional 57,807 shares during the last quarter. 75.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key American Electric Power News

Here are the key news stories impacting American Electric Power this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seaport Global upgraded AEP, adding to the wave of bullish analyst action on the name. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Raymond James raised its price target to $143 and kept an Outperform rating, signaling about mid-single-digit upside vs. recent levels. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Truist initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $148 price target, the most bullish of the recent notes and implying double‑digit upside from current levels. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its target to $144 and maintained an Overweight rating, another supportive vote from the sell side. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its target slightly to $136 from $137 but kept an Overweight rating — a modest pullback in target that still reflects a favorable view. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector commentary: Goldman Sachs flagged energy dividend names as attractive into Q1 earnings, and The Motley Fool highlighted utility dividend stocks as buyable—positive for sentiment toward regulated utility cash flows but not company‑specific catalysts. Article Title Article Title

About American Electric Power

American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP) is a major investor-owned electric utility headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, operating a diverse portfolio of power plants and an extensive high-voltage transmission network. AEP serves retail customers through its regulated utility subsidiaries and provides wholesale power and grid services across multiple regional markets in the United States.

Operations span the full utility value chain: AEP owns and operates generation assets that include fossil-fuel, natural gas, nuclear and hydropower facilities, and it has been adding renewable resources to its mix.