At the time of writing, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] stock is trading at $94.54, up 1.10%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AEP shares have gain 2.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.59%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $104 from $98. Previously, Scotiabank downgraded its rating to Sector Perform on December 12, 2024, and dropped its price target to $102. On December 12, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $102 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $107 on September 20, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform and raised its price target to $97 on August 06, 2024. Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on June 06, 2024, and upped its price target to $86. In a note dated March 11, 2024, UBS downgraded an Sell rating on this stock and revised its target price from $86 to $83.
For the past year, the stock price of American Electric Power Company Inc fluctuated between $75.22 and $105.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $104 within the next 12 months. American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] shares were valued at $94.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.01% 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 19.90B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.54% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.55% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.64.
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 92.89 points at the first support level, and at 91.25 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 96.05, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 97.57.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP] has a current ratio of 0.57. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.41, and the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.53, the price to book ratio is 1.89 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.98.
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.
