American Electric Power
About: American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Employees: 16,330
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Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
47% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $268M | Put options by funds: $183M
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 183 | Existing positions closed: 141
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 577 | Existing positions reduced: 511
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q3] → 10 (+1) [Q4]
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,476 [Q3] → 1,484 (+8) [Q4]
0.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.69% [Q3] → 76.86% (-0.83%) [Q4]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.3B [Q3] → $39B (-$3.34B) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$111
4%
upside
Avg. target
$113
5%
upside
High target
$114
7%
upside
3 analyst ratings
3 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
BMO Capital James Thalacker 75% 1-year accuracy 53 / 71 met price target | 4%upside $111 | Outperform Maintained | 26 Mar 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd 52% 1-year accuracy 57 / 109 met price target | 6%upside $113 | Overweight Maintained | 20 Mar 2025 |
B of A Securities Julien Dumoulin-Smith 58% 1-year accuracy 47 / 81 met price target | 7%upside $114 | Buy Maintained | 18 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about AEP published over the past 30 days
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 days ago
AEP Names Puesh Kumar Vice President of National Security and Resilience
COLUMBUS, Ohio , March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has named Puesh M. Kumar vice president of National Security and Resilience, effective April 9.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ANNOUNCES INTENT TO CONTINUE BOARD REFRESHMENT AT 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Also Discloses Receipt of Nomination Notice from Shareholder Brad Radoff Notes Shareholders Are Not Required to Take Any Action at This Time THE WOODLANDS, Texas , March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TETRA Technologies, Inc. ("TETRA" or the "Company") (NYSE: TTI), a leader in delivering energy services and new energy solutions, today announced that it intends to continue the refreshment of its Board of Directors (the "Board") at the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). TETRA is Committed to Continued Board Refreshment That Supports Value Creation After retaining and working with a nationally recognized recruitment firm, TETRA plans to nominate Julie Sloat, the former Chair, President and CEO of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) and a qualified financial expert with significant experience in capital allocation, corporate finance and energy storage, to stand for election to the Company's eight-member Board at this year's Annual Meeting.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
AEP Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering with a Forward Component
COLUMBUS, Ohio , March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced the pricing of a registered underwritten offering of 19,607,844 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $102.00 per share. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward counterparties (as defined below) (or their respective affiliates) from third parties and sold to the underwriters and offered in connection with the forward sale agreements described below.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
6 days ago
AEP Announces Public Offering of Common Stock with a Forward Component
COLUMBUS, Ohio , March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced the commencement of a registered underwritten offering of $2,000,000,000 of shares of its common stock. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward counterparties (as defined below) (or their respective affiliates) from third parties and sold to the underwriters and offered in connection with the forward sale agreements described below.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Statement Regarding the FERC Complaint and Press Release Issued by the Kentucky Attorney General and Public Service Commission
ASHLAND, Ky. , March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kentucky Power President Cindy Wiseman issued the following statement in response to the complaint filed by Kentucky's Attorney General and the Public Service Commission with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission March 12 and the associated news release: "Kentucky Power strongly disagrees with the claims made by the Attorney General and PSC and has demonstrated in previous commission proceedings that our customers benefit from transmission investments in Kentucky and the region.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
2 weeks ago
4 Dirt Cheap Dividend-Paying Value Stocks to Buy
“This is the 110th consecutive quarter we have increased our dividend since our 1994 NYSE listing and this declaration represents the 656th consecutive monthly dividend throughout our 56-year operating history.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Top 4 Wind Energy Stocks to Consider Buoyed by Solid Market Trends
Leading wind energy stocks like OGE, NEE, AEP and DTE present compelling opportunities, given their strong foothold in the market and focus on expansion.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Bet on These 5 Stocks With Robust Sales Growth for Exceptional Returns
Against heightened market volatility, the traditional stock picking method - sales growth - is apt. Stocks like DRI, MIDD, INTU, CFR & AEP are worth buying.
Positive
The Motley Fool
3 weeks ago
3 Dirt Cheap Dividend-Paying Value Stocks to Buy Now
Dividend stocks lack the glitz and glam of high-octane growth stocks. But they can make up for it by passing along profits to shareholders no matter what the market is doing.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
AEP Recognized as One of America's Best Large Employers
COLUMBUS, Ohio , March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) was named on Forbes magazine's America's Best Large Employers 2025 list. AEP also placed seventh in the utilities category.
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