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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NASDAQ:AEP On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power$130.16-1.2%$132.70$97.46▼$139.44$70.82B0.562.76 million shs2.66 million shs7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? Click the link to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts think might become the next trillion dollar tech company.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power-1.21%-4.93%-5.10%+7.75%+21.10%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power$130.16-1.2%$132.70$97.46▼$139.44$70.82B0.562.76 million shs2.66 million shs7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? Click the link to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts think might become the next trillion dollar tech company.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power-1.21%-4.93%-5.10%+7.75%+21.10%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAEPAmerican Electric Power 2.64Moderate Buy$141.298.55% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AEP Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/8/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$144.005/6/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Perform$131.00 ➝ $140.005/6/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$132.00 ➝ $148.005/6/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$144.00 ➝ $148.005/6/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$135.00 ➝ $136.005/6/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$130.00 ➝ $141.004/22/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetMarket Perform$141.00 ➝ $138.004/21/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$137.00 ➝ $136.004/21/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$138.00 ➝ $143.004/21/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageBuy$148.00(Data available from 5/10/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAEPAmerican Electric Power$21.88B3.24$12.35 per share10.54$60.61 per share2.15Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.58B$6.8119.1119.033.0616.29%10.21%2.89%7/29/2026 (Estimated)Latest AEP EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/5/2026Q1 2026AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.57$1.64+$0.07$1.60$5.72 billion$6.02 billion2/12/2026Q4 2025AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.15$1.19+$0.04$1.0875$5.07 billion$5.32 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.802.92%+5.66%55.80%15 YearsLatest AEP DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date4/28/2026AEPAmerican Electric Powerquarterly$0.952.92%5/8/20265/8/20266/10/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAEPAmerican Electric Power1.420.530.33Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power75.24%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power0.05%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAEPAmerican Electric Power17,581544.10 million543.83 millionOptionableAEP HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEP Shares Sold by Buck Wealth Strategies LLC1 hour ago | marketbeat.comAmerican Electric Power (AEP) Gets a Hold from BTIGMay 9 at 9:29 AM | theglobeandmail.comScotiabank Raises its Price Target on American Electric (AEP) to $140May 9 at 9:29 AM | uk.finance.yahoo.comAEP expects to double total power needed by 2030, largely due to data centers in Ohio and TexasMay 9 at 9:29 AM | wosu.orgWAmerican Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Price Target Raised to $141.00May 9 at 4:11 AM | americanbankingnews.comAmerican Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Price Target Raised to $148.00May 9 at 4:11 AM | americanbankingnews.comAmerican Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to SellMay 9 at 1:06 AM | marketbeat.comAEP Names Andy Gurgol Vice President of Investor RelationsMay 8 at 12:30 PM | prnewswire.comSequoia Financial Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEPMay 8 at 6:31 AM | marketbeat.comPrincipal Financial Group Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEPMay 8 at 6:01 AM | marketbeat.comMitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires 53,279 Shares of American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEPMay 7 at 6:33 AM | marketbeat.comAmerican Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Given New $148.00 Price Target at CitigroupMay 7 at 4:53 AM | americanbankingnews.comCitigroup Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) StockMay 6, 2026 | marketbeat.comThese Analysts Increase Their Forecasts On American Electric Power After Better-Than-Expected Q1 EarningsMay 6, 2026 | benzinga.comAEP CEO Vents Frustration With PJM, Says Membership is Under ReviewMay 6, 2026 | tdworld.comTAEP sees contracted capacity surge to 63GW, 90% tied to data centersMay 6, 2026 | datacenterdynamics.comDAEP eyes exit from PJM, SPP over slow generation interconnection: CEOMay 6, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comWells Fargo & Company Increases American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Price Target to $148.00May 6, 2026 | marketbeat.comAmerican Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Price Target Raised to $136.00May 6, 2026 | marketbeat.comMizuho Issues Positive Forecast for American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Stock PriceMay 6, 2026 | marketbeat.comAEP outlines $78B capital plan and targets 7%-9% earnings growth through 2030 while reaffirming $6.15-$6.45 EPS for 2026May 6, 2026 | seekingalpha.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeAEP Company DescriptionsAmerican Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP$130.16 -1.60 (-1.21%) Closing price 05/8/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$130.25 +0.09 (+0.07%) As of 05/8/2026 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, renewable, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other market participants. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. 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