American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] stock is trading at $118.16, up 2.16%. 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 5.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.87%, and 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 October 07, 2025, when Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $133. Previously, Raymond James started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on June 13, 2025, and set its price target to $115. On January 23, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $104 on January 13, 2025. Scotiabank downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform and reduced its price target to $102 on December 12, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 12, 2024, and downed its price target to $102. In a note dated September 20, 2024, Jefferies initiated an Hold rating and provided a target price of $107 on this stock.
American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] stock has fluctuated between $89.91 and $115.84 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $118.75 within the next 12 months. American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] shares were valued at $118.16 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.5% based on the average AEP price forecast.
Analyzing the AEP fundamentals
American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP] reported sales of 20.92B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 9.93%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.56.
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 116.57 points at the first support level, and at 114.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 119.40, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 120.65.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, American Electric Power Company Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.55. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.41, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.02, the price to book ratio is 2.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Ferneau Kelly J, Executive Vice President, that happened on Oct 02 ’25 when 1006.0 shares were sold. Officer, Lies Quinton S completed a deal on Oct 02 ’25 to buy 1281.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Ferneau Kelly J bought 1006.0 shares on Oct 02 ’25.
