American Electric Power Co Inc AEP

What the company does

American Electric Power Co Inc is a large-cap company in the Utilities sector (Utilities - Regulated Electric), with a market value of $70.6B, based in the USA.

It employs about 17,581 people and has been listed since Jan 02, 1970.

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.

Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 22.5 versus 22.4 for the median of the Utilities sector in our universe (9 companies) — priced in line with its group.

Revenue is growing 7% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 17.7 — they expect higher earnings.

The average analyst price target is 141.50, 9% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 67% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• • Net debt is 1.6× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
• • Quarterly report in 3 days (2026-10-28) — a day the stock can move a lot.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 13 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (16 vs 0).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (2.9% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock rose 2.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLU +0.8%).

This week's news

• What Does American Electric Power Company (AEP) Gain From Its 960 MW Nuclear Plan? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-25
  What the article says

  American Electric Power Company (NasdaqGS:AEP) agreed a joint development deal with X-energy and Amazon for a 960-megawatt advanced nuclear project in Indiana. The proposed facility would repurpose a former coal plant site and use X-energy small modular reactor technology to supply carbon-free power. Amazon plans to… source ↗

• American Electric Power (AEP) Crossed Above the 200-Day Moving Average: What That Means for Investors finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  American Electric Power (AEP) reached a significant support level, and could be a good pick for investors from a technical perspective. Recently, AEP broke through the 200-day moving average, which suggests a long-term bullish trend. A useful tool for traders and analysts, the 200-day simple moving average helps… source ↗

• Ahead of AEP (AEP) Q3 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  The upcoming report from American Electric Power (AEP) is expected to reveal quarterly earnings of $2.04 per share, indicating an increase of 13.3% compared to the year-ago period. Analysts forecast revenues of $6.58 billion, representing an increase of 9.5% year over year. Over the past 30 days, the consensus EPS… source ↗

• Edison International (EIX) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q3 Release finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  The market expects Edison International (EIX) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended September 2026. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its… source ↗

• AEP (AEP) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  American Electric Power (AEP) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change. The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings… source ↗

• American Electric Power (AEP) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  American Electric Power (AEP) is expected to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended September 2026. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare to these estimates is… source ↗

What changed since last week

No material change: same valuation verdict, same risk flags, price moved less than 3%.