At the time of writing, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] stock is trading at $100.40, up 2.03%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AEP shares have gain 3.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.39%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 20, 2024, when Jefferies initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $107. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform on August 06, 2024, and elevated its price target to $97. On June 06, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $86 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $83 on March 11, 2024. Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded its rating to a Sell and reduced its price target to $73 on March 08, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on February 28, 2024, and downed its price target to $83. In a note dated January 22, 2024, Guggenheim downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $81.
For the past year, the stock price of American Electric Power Company Inc fluctuated between $74.97 and $105.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $100.5 within the next 12 months. American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] shares were valued at $100.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.1% based on the average AEP price forecast.
Analyzing the AEP fundamentals
According to American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP], the company’s sales were 19.76B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.90% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.54% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.68.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 98.90 points at the first support level, and at 97.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 101.19, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 101.98.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP] has a current ratio of 0.65. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.48, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.70, the price to book ratio is 2.04 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.04.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Beasley J Barnie, Former Director, that happened on Aug 01 ’24 when 3218.0 shares were purchased. Officer, Risch Therace completed a deal on Jul 30 ’24 to buy 5274.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Smyth Antonio P sold 4898.0 shares on Jun 05 ’24.
