American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)

NASDAQ: AEP · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
81.22
-0.11 (-0.14%)
At close: Dec 29, 2023, 4:00 PM
81.15
-0.07 (-0.09%)
After-hours: Dec 29, 2023, 7:24 PM EST
-0.14%
Market Cap 42.71B
Revenue (ttm) 19.29B
Net Income (ttm) 2.26B
Shares Out 525.88M
EPS (ttm) 4.35
PE Ratio 18.67
Forward PE 14.26
Dividend $3.52 (4.33%)
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 9, 2023
Volume 2,170,642
Open 81.05
Previous Close 81.33
Day's Range 80.46 - 81.31
52-Week Range 69.38 - 98.32
Beta 0.50
Analysts Buy
Price Target 94.97 (+16.93%)
Earnings Date Feb 22, 2024

About AEP

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 electri... [Read more]

Sector Utilities
Founded 1906
Employees 16,974
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol AEP
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2022, AEP's revenue was $19.64 billion, an increase of 16.96% compared to the previous year's $16.79 billion. Earnings were $2.31 billion, a decrease of -7.27%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 16 analysts, the average rating for AEP stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $94.97, which is an increase of 16.93% from the latest price.

Price Target
$94.97
(16.93% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

APPALACHIAN POWER, WHEELING POWER SEEK APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN FUEL COST CASES

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Dec. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) subsidiaries Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power today filed a settlement agreement with the Public Service Commis...

4 days ago - PRNewsWire

AEP SIGNS AGREEMENT TO SELL NEW MEXICO SOLAR ASSETS

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Dec. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in New Mexico Renewable Development, LLC (NMRD) to Exus Nort...

5 days ago - PRNewsWire

Kentucky Power rate review settlement agreement supports reliability, reduces bill impacts and creates pathway for future

ASHLAND, Ky. , Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kentucky Power, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, filed a settlement agreement with the Kentucky Public Service Commission today in its ong...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

AEP STREAMLINING BUSINESS AND FOCUSING ON REGULATED OPERATIONS TO BENEFIT CUSTOMERS, REAFFIRMS LONG-TERM GROWTH RATE OF 6% TO 7%

2024 operating earnings guidance range of $5.53 to $5.73 per share announced Five-year, $43 billion capital plan emphasizes investments in wires and renewables to support needs of customers Economic d...

7 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

AEP REPORTS THIRD-QUARTER 2023 EARNINGS, NARROWS GUIDANCE WHILE MAINTAINING MIDPOINT

Third-quarter 2023 GAAP earnings of $1.83 per share; operating earnings of $1.77 per share 2023 operating earnings (non-GAAP) guidance range narrowed to $5.24 to $5.34 per share, midpoint maintained a...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP SCHEDULES LIVE WEBCAST OF QUARTERLY EARNINGS CALL

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has scheduled a quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 2.

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP SELECTED AS BEST INTERNSHIP IN ENERGY AND RENEWABLES INDUSTRY

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) was selected as the best and highest-rated internship in the energy and renewables industry in Vault's 2024 Interns...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO 88 CENTS A SHARE

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (Nasdaq: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 88 cents a share on the company's...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP SELECTED TO RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANT TO ENHANCE GRID RELIABILITY

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has been selected for a $27.8 million federal grant under the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Resilience and Innov...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

Top Wall Street analysts expect these dividend stocks to boost portfolio returns

TipRanks' analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, including Exxon and Darden.

Other symbols: BIPCTRADRIXOM
3 months ago - CNBC

AEP APPOINTS CHARLES E. ZEBULA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Company reaffirms 2023 operating earnings guidance range of $5.19 to $5.39 per share, long-term growth rate of 6% to 7% and FFO/Debt target of 14% to 15% COLUMBUS, Ohio , Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

3 months ago - PRNewsWire

The Fed Will Send These Safe Dividends Soaring In 2024

We're bullish on utilities now because this economy is bogging out. We got more proof of that last week, with China posting an anemic 0.8% growth rate in Q2.

Other symbols: AEEEDXLU
4 months ago - Forbes

AEP BOARD ELECTS SLOAT CHAIR, NAMES STODDARD BOARD MEMBER

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has elected Julie Sloat chair of the Board, effective Oct. 2. Sloat is AEP's president an...

4 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP COMPLETES SALE OF UNREGULATED RENEWABLES ASSETS

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has completed the sale of its 1,365-megawatt (MW) unregulated, contracted renewables portfolio to IRG Acquisition H...

4 months ago - PRNewsWire

Here are the stocks to buy and the ones to sell if interest rates stay high, says Jefferies

A summer swoon that has been chipping away at stocks since early July was egged on Tuesday with news that Americans have hardly curbed their spending.

4 months ago - Market Watch

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. TO REDEEM SENIOR NOTES

COLUMBUS, Ohio , July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEP), announced that on Aug. 30, 2023, it will redeem the entire outstanding $600 million principal amount...

5 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP REPORTS SECOND-QUARTER 2023 EARNINGS; REAFFIRMS 2023 GUIDANCE

Second-quarter 2023 GAAP earnings of $1.01 per share; operating earnings of $1.13 per share 2023 operating earnings (non-GAAP) guidance range reaffirmed at $5.19 to $5.39 per share with long-term grow...

5 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST EMPLOYERS FOR WOMEN

COLUMBUS, Ohio , July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) was named in Forbes magazine's America's Best Employers for Women 2023 list for the fourth year in a row. Forbes pa...

5 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK

COLUMBUS, Ohio , July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (Nasdaq: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 83 cents a share on the company's...

5 months ago - PRNewsWire

Louisiana Public Service Commission Approves SWEPCO Renewable Projects

SHREVEPORT, La. , June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has received approval by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPS...

6 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP ANNOUNCES REMARKETING OF $850 MILLION IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF DEBT UNDERLYING ITS EQUITY UNITS

COLUMBUS, Ohio , May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) announced today that it has successfully remarketed its 1.30% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2025 (the "Original...

7 months ago - PRNewsWire

Top 4 Utilities Stocks That Could Lead To Your Biggest Gains In Q2 - Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC), American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP)

The most oversold stocks in the utilities sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

Other symbols: EXCRGCOWEC
8 months ago - Benzinga

AEP RELEASES 2023 CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

COLUMBUS, Ohio , May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) issued the 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report, an annual assessment of its performance as a public company and com...

8 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER EARNINGS, REAFFIRMS 2023 GUIDANCE

First-quarter 2023 GAAP earnings of $0.77 per share; operating earnings of $1.11 per share 2023 operating earnings (non-GAAP) guidance range reaffirmed at $5.19 to $5.39 per share with long-term growt...

8 months ago - PRNewsWire

AEP RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST EMPLOYERS FOR DIVERSITY

COLUMBUS, Ohio , April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) was included in Forbes Best Employers for Diversity list. The list was developed based on an independent survey fr...

8 months ago - PRNewsWire