American Electric Power - AEP Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Electric Power in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AEP shares.
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6 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for American Electric Power's stock. Their AEP share price forecasts range from $99.00 to $118.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $105.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% from the stock's current price.
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American Electric Power's stock was trading at $88.97 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, AEP shares have increased by 17.7% and is now trading at $104.74.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 27th 2022.
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.98 billion. American Electric Power had a net margin of 14.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.46%. The business's revenue was up 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.18 earnings per share.
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American Electric Power declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share on Friday, September 9th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 9th.
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American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.07%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 61.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AEP will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.87% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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American Electric Power issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.87-$5.07 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.00. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

American Electric Power trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AEP."

American Electric Power's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.67%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.92%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.87%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.60%), Northern Trust Corp (1.03%) and Legal & General Group Plc (1.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian X Tierney, Charles E Zebula, Charles R Patton, David Matthew Feinberg, Greg B Hall, J Barnie Beasley, Jospeh M Buonaiuto, Julia A Sloat, Lana L Hillebrand, Lisa M Barton, Mark C Mccullough, Nicholas K Akins, Paul Chodak III and Therace Risch.
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One share of AEP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $104.74.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) has a market capitalization of $53.81 billion and generates $16.80 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $2.49 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.09 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 16,688 workers across the globe.

American Electric Power was founded in 1906.

American Electric Power's mailing address is 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH, 43215. The official website for the company is www.aep.com. The company can be reached via phone at (614) 716-1000, via email at rkowens-paul@aep.com, or via fax at 614-223-1823.