At the time of writing, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] stock is trading at $103.73, down -0.05%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AEP shares have gain 4.19% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.71%, 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 23, 2025, when Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on January 13, 2025, and elevated its price target to $104. On December 12, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Perform and revised its price target to $102 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $102 on December 12, 2024. Jefferies initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $107 as its price target on September 20, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on August 06, 2024, and upped its price target to $97. In a note dated June 06, 2024, Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $73 to $86.
For the past year, the stock price of American Electric Power Company Inc fluctuated between $85.93 and $110.48. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $114.5 within the next 12 months. American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] shares were valued at $103.73 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.38% 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 20.46B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.66% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.72.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP] has a current ratio of 0.42. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.31, and the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.71, the price to book ratio is 2.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.01.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lies Quinton S, Executive Vice President, that happened on May 19 ’25 when 10141.0 shares were sold. Officer, Lies Quinton S completed a deal on May 19 ’25 to buy 10141.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Director Beasley J Barnie bought 3218.0 shares on Aug 01 ’24.
