Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for American Electric Power (AEP)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP) recently:

• 11/3/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $153.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 11/2/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Barclays from $120.00 to $132.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – American Electric Power had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $153.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $148.00 to $149.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 10/22/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group from $148.00 to $145.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – American Electric Power is now covered by HSBC. They set a “buy” rating and a $145.90 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $128.00 to $130.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by BTIG Research from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $147.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $135.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $139.00 to $135.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $135.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $140.00 to $135.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by KeyCorp from “sector weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $133.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Barclays from $129.00 to $120.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $140.00 to $131.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $139.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 9/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 9/18/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $135.00 to $128.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

American Electric Power Stock Performance

NASDAQ AEP opened at $126.53 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. American Electric Power Company, Inc. has a 52 week low of $112.54 and a 52 week high of $140.58. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $123.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.18. The company has a market cap of $68.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.46.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $2.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.19. American Electric Power had a return on equity of 10.52% and a net margin of 14.21%. The company had revenue of $6.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.55 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.80 EPS. American Electric Power’s quarterly revenue was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that American Electric Power Company, Inc. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Electric Power Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.97 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 10th. This is a positive change from American Electric Power’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. American Electric Power’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.68%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Electric Power news, CAO Kate Dixon sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total value of $250,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 15,856 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,982,000. This trade represents a 11.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

American Electric Power Company, Inc (NASDAQ:AEP) is an electric utility holding company based in Columbus, Ohio. Through its regulated utility subsidiaries, it generates or purchases electricity and delivers power to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

AEP’s operations include electric generation, transmission and distribution, with service territories across 11 states: Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.