American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP): Price and Financial Metrics
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AEP POWR Grades
- AEP scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 88.94% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for AEP is in Stability, which has been heading down over the past 177 days.
- AEP's current lowest rank is in the Sentiment metric (where it is better than 21.16% of US stocks).
AEP Stock Summary
- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's market capitalization of $47,784,183,417 is ahead of 95.2% of US-listed equities.
- With a one year PEG ratio of 1,416.57, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 98.08% of US stocks.
- Of note is the ratio of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 0.48% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to AEP, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are EXC, WEC, OKE, SRE, and XEL.
- 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/sales ratio is 2.6; this is 3.7% lower than that of the median Utilities stock.
- Over the past 243 months, AEP's price/sales ratio has gone up 2.4.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for AEP.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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AEP | 2023-01-13 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 19.8 | 22.8 |
AEP | 2023-01-12 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 20.1 | 23.1 |
AEP | 2023-01-11 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 20.4 | 23.2 |
AEP | 2023-01-10 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 20.3 | 23.2 |
AEP | 2023-01-09 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
AEP | 2023-01-06 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 20.1 | 23.1 |
AEP Growth Metrics
- The 2 year price growth rate now stands at 29.95%.
- Its 2 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 36.83%.
- The 3 year revenue growth rate now stands at 5.55%.

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 |
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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 |
2021-06-30 | 15,784.6 | 3,130.6 | 2,337.3 |
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 |
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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) |
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AEP Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $93.07 | 52-week high | $105.60 |
Prev. close | $92.99 | 52-week low | $80.30 |
Day low | $92.25 | Volume | 1,647,700 |
Day high | $93.48 | Avg. volume | 2,684,167 |
50-day MA | $94.76 | Dividend yield | 3.57% |
200-day MA | $95.95 | Market Cap | 47.83B |
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)
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.
American Electric Power declares $0.83 dividend (NASDAQ:AEP)American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) declares $0.83/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 3.58%Payable March 10; for shareholders of record Feb. 10; ex-div Feb. |
AEP DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCKThe Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (Nasdaq: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 83 cents a share on the company's common stock. |
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American Electric Power: Reliable And Conservative Dividend Growth (NASDAQ:AEP)We discuss a conservative dividend growth stock with a high likelihood of long-term outperformance. See why I''m bullish on American Electric Power (AEP) stock. |
AEP Price Returns
1-mo | -1.98% |
3-mo | 6.85% |
6-mo | -3.84% |
1-year | 6.80% |
3-year | -1.08% |
5-year | 61.32% |
YTD | -1.98% |
2022 | 10.38% |
2021 | 10.68% |
2020 | -9.01% |
2019 | 30.52% |
2018 | 5.38% |
AEP Dividends
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