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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$119.06
+0.4%		$124.26
$111.73
▼
$140.58
$64.82B0.514.00 million shs1.45 million shs
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$45.93
+0.1%		$48.36
$38.39
▼
$51.68
$190.81B0.2627.04 million shs6.84 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
-0.55%+0.20%-3.10%-14.35%+5.46%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
-0.13%-1.16%-8.25%+7.97%+4.59%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$119.06
+0.4%		$124.26
$111.73
▼
$140.58
$64.82B0.514.00 million shs1.45 million shs
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$45.93
+0.1%		$48.36
$38.39
▼
$51.68
$190.81B0.2627.04 million shs6.84 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
-0.55%+0.20%-3.10%-14.35%+5.46%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
-0.13%-1.16%-8.25%+7.97%+4.59%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
2.59
Moderate Buy$139.6217.27% Upside
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
2.40
Hold$50.9710.98% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest VZ and AEP Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/30/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Scotiabank logo
Scotiabank
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform$140.00 ➝ $131.00
9/21/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Set Price Target$139.00
9/21/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
BMO Capital Markets logo
BMO Capital Markets
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform
9/18/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$135.00 ➝ $128.00
9/9/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
TD Cowen logo
TD Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy
8/27/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
8/26/2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
8/21/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$139.00 ➝ $135.00
8/17/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Truist Financial Corporation logo
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy$146.00 ➝ $139.00
8/5/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$148.00 ➝ $142.00
8/3/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$138.00 ➝ $129.00
(Data available from 10/1/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$21.88B2.96$12.33 per share9.66$59.57 per share2.00
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$138.19B1.38$9.06 per share5.07$25.07 per share1.83
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$3.58B$5.8320.4217.332.5313.78%9.95%2.79%10/28/2026 (Estimated)
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$17.17B$3.8411.968.671.5611.64%19.48%5.07%10/26/2026 (Estimated)

Latest VZ and AEP Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/28/2026Q3 2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$2.01N/AN/AN/A$6.45 billionN/A
10/26/2026Q3 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$1.28N/AN/AN/A$34.78 billionN/A
7/30/2026Q2 2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$1.48$1.36-$0.12$1.30$5.34 billion$5.45 billion
7/24/2026Q2 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$1.27$1.30+$0.03$0.92$35.16 billion$34.25 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$3.803.19%+5.66%65.18%15 Years
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$2.836.16%+1.95%73.70%20 Years

Latest VZ and AEP Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/9/2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
quarterly$0.70755.69%10/9/202610/9/202611/2/2026
7/20/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
quarterly$0.953.09%8/10/20268/10/20269/10/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
1.44
0.50
0.38
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
1.36
0.60
0.57

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
75.24%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
62.06%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
0.05%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
0.03%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
17,581544.40 million544.13 millionOptionable
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
89,9004.15 billion4.15 billionOptionable

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American Electric Power stock logo

American Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP

$119.06 +0.42 (+0.36%)
As of 01:37 PM Eastern
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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.

Verizon Communications stock logo

Verizon Communications NYSE:VZ

$45.92 +0.06 (+0.12%)
As of 01:37 PM Eastern
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Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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