American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP): Price and Financial Metrics

American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP): $75.94

0.51 (-0.67%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Utilities - Domestic

Industry

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AEP Price/Volume Stats

Current price $75.94 52-week high $96.05
Prev. close $77.33 52-week low $69.38
Day low $75.22 Volume 3,293,500
Day high $76.30 Avg. volume 3,499,196
50-day MA $80.19 Dividend yield 4.58%
200-day MA $81.22 Market Cap 39.94B

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AEP POWR Grades

  • Stability is the dimension where AEP ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 62.55% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for AEP is in Stability, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
  • AEP ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 25th percentile.

AEP Stock Summary

  • AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's market capitalization of $43,847,510,280 is ahead of 94.04% of US-listed equities.
  • Of note is the ratio of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; only 0.17% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
  • For AEP, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 94.34% of US equities we're observing.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to AEP, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are SRE, XEL, WEC, PEG, and PCG.
  • AEP's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's official web site, go to www.aep.com.

AEP Valuation Summary

  • AEP's price/earnings ratio is 18.8; this is 3.34% lower than that of the median Utilities stock.
  • Over the past 243 months, AEP's price/sales ratio has gone up 1.4.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for AEP.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
AEP 2023-12-27 2.2 1.7 18.8 21.2
AEP 2023-12-26 2.2 1.7 18.8 21.1
AEP 2023-12-22 2.2 1.7 18.7 21.1
AEP 2023-12-21 2.2 1.7 18.7 21.1
AEP 2023-12-20 2.2 1.7 18.7 21.1
AEP 2023-12-19 2.2 1.7 19.1 21.3

AEP Growth Metrics

    Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 854.74%.
  • Its year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 15.26%.
  • Its 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 162.64%.
AEP's revenue has moved up $4,387,400,000 over the prior 34 months.

The table below shows AEP's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 19,639.5 5,288 2,307.2
2022-09-30 18,819.8 5,600.1 2,461.8
2022-06-30 17,916.7 5,786.7 2,574.1
2022-03-31 17,103.5 5,579.3 2,627.8
2021-12-31 16,792 3,839.9 2,488.1
2021-09-30 16,341.2 3,883.7 2,384.7

AEP's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • AEP has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 35.33% of graded US stocks.
  • AEP's asset turnover comes in at 0.195 -- ranking 65th of 105 Utilities stocks.
  • ED, CMS, and ATO are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with AEP.

The table below shows AEP's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 0.195 0.373 0.034
2021-06-30 0.193 0.372 0.034
2021-03-31 0.193 0.372 0.034
2020-12-31 0.189 0.380 0.034
2020-09-30 0.192 0.369 0.031
2020-06-30 0.199 0.364 0.032

AEP Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of AEP, see our AEP price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $97.74 Average Broker Recommendation 1.61 (Moderate Buy)

American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) Company Bio


American Electric Power (AEP), (railcar reporting mark: AEPX) is a major investor-owned electric utility in the United States, delivering electricity to more than five million customers in 11 states. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Latest AEP News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate AEP as an investment opportunity.

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

American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) subsidiaries Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power today filed a settlement agreement with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) that addresses the companies' Expanded Net Energy Cost (ENEC) cases. The agreement outlines a process for recovering deferred fuel and purchased power costs, major storm restoration expenses, power plant balances and environmental compliance project expenses through securitization.

Yahoo | December 27, 2023

AEP SIGNS AGREEMENT TO SELL NEW MEXICO SOLAR ASSETS

American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in New Mexico Renewable Development, LLC (NMRD) to Exus North America Holdings, LLC (Exus). AEP and PNM Resources, which also owns 50% of NMRD, plan to sell the portfolio of 15 solar projects totaling 625 megawatts (MW) to Exus for approximately $230 million subject to true-up adjustments at close. AEP's share of the sale is approximately $115 million, and AEP expects to receive about $104 million in cas

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AEP Price Returns

1-mo -8.70%
3-mo -1.14%
6-mo -4.22%
1-year -11.55%
3-year 5.77%
5-year 13.13%
YTD -5.42%
2023 -10.98%
2022 10.38%
2021 10.68%
2020 -9.01%
2019 30.52%

AEP Dividends

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