Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for AEP

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for American Electric Power in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.75. The consensus estimate for American Electric Power's current full-year earnings is $5.87 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Electric Power's FY2025 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.61 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on American Electric Power from $107.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $111.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $102.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Guggenheim increased their price objective on shares of American Electric Power from $109.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $105.69.

American Electric Power Price Performance

AEP stock traded down $0.78 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $102.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 749,526 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,194,037. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. The company's 50 day moving average is $104.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.83. American Electric Power has a fifty-two week low of $85.93 and a fifty-two week high of $110.48. The stock has a market cap of $54.87 billion, a PE ratio of 18.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.45.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.33 billion. American Electric Power had a return on equity of 11.27% and a net margin of 15.08%. American Electric Power's quarterly revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.27 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEP. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in American Electric Power in the 1st quarter worth about $568,042,000. GQG Partners LLC raised its position in shares of American Electric Power by 30.4% in the 1st quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 19,631,466 shares of the company's stock worth $2,145,130,000 after buying an additional 4,570,941 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 24.3% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 22,102,537 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,415,144,000 after acquiring an additional 4,323,569 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in American Electric Power during the fourth quarter valued at about $220,983,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in American Electric Power by 51.0% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 6,416,474 shares of the company's stock worth $591,791,000 after acquiring an additional 2,165,888 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.24% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at American Electric Power

In other news, EVP Quinton S. Lies sold 10,141 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.68, for a total transaction of $1,041,277.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,658 shares of the company's stock, valued at $991,683.44. This trade represents a 51.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.07% of the company's stock.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 9th will be issued a $0.93 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 9th. This represents a $3.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.62%. American Electric Power's dividend payout ratio is presently 71.68%.

American Electric Power Company Profile

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.