American Electric Power AEP
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AEP at a glance
American Electric Power stock (AEP) sits at $126.53, down 0.19% today. The business is worth $68.90B in the market, good for #328 of 3753 on our coverage list.
Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $110.01 and $139.52, so it sits 9.3% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 7.4% over twelve months, and up 3.0% across the last three months.
Price is above the 50-day average ($123.97) but below the 200-day ($127.29); RSI is 49, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 18% annualized volatility.
Revenue for the quarter ended Sep 2026 was $6.83B, up 13.7% from a year earlier, with $1.22B of net profit (a 14.2% margin).
Valuation works out to 20.7 times trailing earnings, 8% above its five-year average of 19.2. The median for its industry group is 19.6.
15 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $141.49, sits 11.8% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
BeStock Grade
Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 3741 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
15 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
BeStock Momentum
AEP is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2020-12-28, the strategy has returned 437.6% (203.8% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated daily — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price forecast
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $141.49, 11.8% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $136.00, so shares trade 7.0% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 92nd percentile of its own five-year valuation range (pricier than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
American Electric Power: the business
American Electric Power is a large regulated electric utility with generation and one of the biggest transmission networks in the U.S. It serves customers across 11 states.
What tends to move it. Allowed returns set by state regulators, rising demand from data centers and capital spending on grid upgrades drive earnings growth. Interest rates affect it as with most utilities.
Where the case gets weaker. If regulators approve lower allowed returns or data-center demand growth fails to materialize as projected, the heavy grid spending plan would generate less earnings growth than assumed, and higher interest rates would raise financing costs on all of it.
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Performance
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
Technical signals
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | -1.0% | Bearish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +2.1% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | -0.6% | Bearish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d below 200d | Bearish |
| RSI (14) | 49.4 | Bearish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 1.37 | Bearish |
| Bollinger band position | 34% | Bearish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Key statistics
Quote as of Nov 6, 2026 8:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
How AEP ranks on BeStock
Ranks are among the 3,741 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 20.7x earnings, AEP looks about mid-pack against the market, and trades 6% above the 19.6x median among Utilities - Regulated Electric names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
AEP stock: common questions
What is AEP's latest share price?
$126.53 is the latest print for AEP, a move of -0.19% against yesterday's close of $126.77. Today's low and high so far: $124.23 and $127.16.
What is AEP worth in total?
Equity value comes to $68.90B at the current price. By that measure it is number 328 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
Is AEP expensive on earnings?
Buyers pay 20.7 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.66). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 19.2, and today's level ranks in the 92nd percentile of its own history.
Is AEP near its 52-week high or low?
The year's floor is $110.01 and the ceiling $139.52. Shares are 9.3% away from that ceiling.
Does American Electric Power pay a dividend?
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.00% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 10, 2026.
Is AEP rated a buy by Wall Street?
Of 15 analysts, 67% say buy, 33% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $141.49, with the most cautious at $130.00 and the most optimistic at $153.00.
What kind of company is American Electric Power?
American Electric Power is a large regulated electric utility with generation and one of the biggest transmission networks in the U.S. It serves customers across 11 states.
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