AEP · American Electric Power Company
$129.69
-0.73% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-23
Market cap
$71B
Enterprise value
$125B
Trailing P/E
22.5
Forward P/E
18.9
Dividend yield
3.0%
Beta
0.47
Avg volume
4M
Employees
18K
Daily Change %
-0.73%
5 Days Change
2.75%
10 Days Change
3.97%
30 Days Change
10.34%
60 Days Change
7.10%
Month to Day Change
9.09%
Year to Day Change
15.90%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — AEP
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-22
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Jefferies
Buy$146
+12.6% vs priceHSBC
Buy$146
+12.5% vs priceMorgan Stanley
Overweight$130
+0.2% vs priceJP Morgan
Neutral$135
+4.1% vs priceBarclays
Equal-Weight$120
-7.5% vs priceCitigroup
Neutral$142
+9.5% vs priceGoldman Sachs
Neutral$147
+13.3% vs priceWells Fargo
Overweight$148
+14.1% vs priceUBS
Neutral$132
+1.8% vs priceBank of America
Neutral$122
-5.9% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Jefferies | Maintains | Buy | $148 → $146 |
| 2026-10-22 | HSBC | Initiates | Buy | $0.00 → $146 |
| 2026-10-21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight | $128 → $130 |
| 2026-10-20 | BTIG | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $0.00 → $147 |
| 2026-10-19 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $140 → $135 |
| 2026-10-19 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Market Perform | $139 → $135 |
| 2026-10-13 | Keybanc | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | $0.00 → $133 |
| 2026-10-12 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $129 → $120 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-10-23
- neutral: RSI (14): RSI is 66 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- bullish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 5.4% above the 50-day MA ($123.01).
- bullish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 2.4% above the 200-day MA ($126.60).
- bearish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.86) — short-term momentum is improving.
- neutral: 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($111.15) and high ($137.64).
AEP Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About American Electric Power Company
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, nuclear, natural gas, renewable, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources; owns, operates, maintains, and invests in transmission infrastructure; and engages in the retail supply, and wholesale energy trading and marketing businesses. It operates approximately 252,000 circuit miles of distribution lines; 38,000 circuit miles of transmission lines; and 25,000 MWs of regulated owned generating capacity. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
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