A share price of American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] is currently trading at $107.86, down -0.94%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AEP shares have gain 1.33% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.24%, 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 June 13, 2025, when Raymond James initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $115. Previously, Guggenheim upgraded its rating to Buy on January 23, 2025. On January 13, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $104 on the stock. Scotiabank downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform and decreased its price target to $102 on December 12, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $102 on December 12, 2024. Jefferies started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on September 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $107. In a note dated August 06, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $96 to $97.
American Electric Power Company Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $89.91 and $115.36. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $114 within the next 12 months. American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] shares were valued at $107.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.69% based on the average AEP price forecast.
Analyzing the AEP fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP] were 20.92B which represents 9.93% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.56.
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 107.10 points at the first support level, and at 106.34 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 109.29, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 110.73.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP] is 0.55. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.41, while the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.76, the price to book ratio is 1.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.80.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III, Director, that happened on Sep 12 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were sold. Director, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III completed a deal on Sep 12 ’25 to buy 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold 5000.0 shares on Aug 15 ’25.
