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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)

Utilities · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

American Electric Power Company, Inc.
AEP · $69.21B
$127.14-5.5%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$111.15$137.6452 weeks
Buy · 24 analystsPT $137.57 +8.2%
  • P/E vs own+14.7%
  • P/E vs sector+5.7%
  • Target upside+8.2%
  • Off 52w high-7.6%
  • Insiders-$250K
  • FCF yield+12.9%
  • Earnings in12d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▼ -6.3%
  • RSI67
  • MA20×50↑ in ~6d
  • Volume0.9x
  • Support-3.5%
  • Resistance+1.2%

The average 12-month analyst price target for AEP is $137.57, 8.2% above the last close of $127.14 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $128.50 to $148.89. Rating consensus: Buy.

Snapshot

  • P/E22.0x
  • P/E vs sector+5.7%
  • P/E vs own+14.7%
  • Target upside+8.2%
  • ConsensusBuy
  • Market cap$69.21B
  • FCF yield+12.9%
  • Insiders-$250K
  • Earnings in12d
  • News1.00

Why it moved

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) rose 2.3% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Utilities stocks rose 1.5%. Most of the move came from its sector.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Utilities sector+2.6%
AEP specific+0.8%

1 story on the day (30-day average 0.6).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$113$121$128$136Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EADAADEAAAAEDAEDAE

Last close $127.14 · +11.5% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▼ -6.3%
  • MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
  • Above MAs4 of 4 above
  • MA20×50↑ in ~6d
  • RSI67
  • Support-3.5%
  • Resistance+1.2%
  • Off 52w high-7.6%
  • Off ATH-7.6%
  • 52w range$127.14
  • Bollingerabove upper
  • MACD0.88
  • ATR+1.7%
  • Volume0.9x

Analyst price targets

Low$128.50
Average$137.57
Median$136.40
High$148.89
Upside+8.2%

16 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $127.14 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$103$115$127$139$151Oct 25Mar 26Aug 26Jan 27Jun 27-3%+5%+7%+8%+7%
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Strong buy 3 · Buy 11 · Hold 10 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue +7.0% year over year, free cash flow 84.8% of revenue, operating margin 47.5%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$5.45B1.30$4.62B70.6%47.5%13.1%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$6.02B1.60-$1.32B64.8%22.6%14.5%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$5.05B1.07$3.87B9.1%18.3%11.5%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$6.01B1.81$1.79B47.0%25.3%16.2%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$5.09B2.29$3.31B34.7%27.5%24.1%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$5.64B1.50-$686M33.3%25.8%14.2%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$4.7B1.25-$776M31.5%23.3%14.1%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$5.49B1.80$294M33.3%25.9%17.5%

Peers

20D
1SOThe Southern Company$91.18+2.2%-6.5%+7.3%22.0$105B
2DUKDuke Energy Corporation$121.47+2.2%-7.4%+7.8%18.2$94.71B
3AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.$127.14+2.3%-7.6%+8.2%22.0$69.21B
4DDominion Energy, Inc.$63.56+1.1%-10.4%+9.0%22.1$55.9B
5ETREntergy Corporation$105.11+1.1%-9.9%+14.1%27.0$50.22B
6XELXcel Energy Inc.$76.31+1.6%-7.0%+17.3%20.8$47.67B
7EXCExelon Corporation$43.50+2.4%-11.9%+8.7%15.9$44.82B
8EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.$112.26+2.2%-1.2%-4.6%18.4$41.37B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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