American Electric Power Stock Forecast, Price & News

American Electric Power's stock was trading at $89.72 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AEP stock has decreased by 8.5% and is now trading at $82.08.
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15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Electric Power in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" American Electric Power stock.
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American Electric Power is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 18th 2021.
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The company reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.21 billion. American Electric Power had a net margin of 12.82% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.19%. American Electric Power's revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.46 EPS.
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American Electric Power announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.74 per share on Wednesday, March 10th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.61%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 9th.
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American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.66%. The dividend payout ratio of American Electric Power is 69.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, American Electric Power will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.79% next year. This indicates that American Electric Power will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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15 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for American Electric Power's stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $111.00. On average, they expect American Electric Power's stock price to reach $94.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.7% from the stock's current price.
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American Electric Power trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AEP."

American Electric Power's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.11%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Eastern Bank (0.05%), Sabal Trust CO (0.05%), Randolph Co Inc (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own American Electric Power stock include Brian X Tierney, Charles E Zebula, David Matthew Feinberg, Lana L Hillebrand, Lisa M Barton, Mark C Mccullough, Nicholas K Akins and Paul Chodak III.
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AEP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Avantax Advisory Services Inc., First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., National Investment Services of America LLC, Cullinan Associates Inc., Busey Wealth Management, Highland Capital Management LLC, and Asset Planning Services Inc. LA ADV. Company insiders that have sold American Electric Power company stock in the last year include Brian X Tierney, Lana L Hillebrand, Lisa M Barton, Mark C Mccullough, Nicholas K Akins, and Paul Chodak III.
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AEP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eastern Bank, Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Edge Wealth Management LLC, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., Solitude Financial Services, and Hotaling Investment Management LLC.
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Shares of AEP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AEP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $82.08.

American Electric Power has a market capitalization of $40.74 billion and generates $15.56 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.92 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.24 on an earnings per share basis. American Electric Power employs 17,408 workers across the globe.

The official website for American Electric Power is www.aep.com.

American Electric Power's mailing address is 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH, 43215. The company can be reached via phone at 614-716-1000 or via email at [email protected]