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AE
NYSE · AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$120.61
Down-$1.62 (-1.33%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 11:13 AM
SID Score
6.0/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 72.38B
- P/E ratio
- 19.4
- Dividend yield
- 3.10%
- 52-week range
- $112.54 – $140.58
- Volume
- 3.19M
- Avg. volume
- 3.36M
Price performance
AEP price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
AEP closed at $120.61 after 20 trading sessions, down 4.54% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $120.61
- Period change
- -4.54%
- Period low
- $120.61
- Period high
- $126.35
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $122.68 | $122.78 | $120.4101 | $120.61 | 3.19M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $123.615 | $123.81 | $121.7445 | $122.23 | 3.17M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $124.50 | $124.9999 | $122.92 | $123.33 | 2.2M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $125.05 | $125.735 | $123.34 | $123.47 | 3.34M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $125.45 | $126.17 | $123.92 | $124.67 | 3.67M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $124.47 | $126.34 | $124.12 | $125.42 | 4.02M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $124.18 | $125.50 | $123.996 | $124.50 | 3.15M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $123.75 | $125.32 | $123.65 | $124.71 | 2.28M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $122.75 | $123.93 | $121.50 | $123.57 | 2.84M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $122.83 | $123.58 | $122.14 | $122.96 | 2.98M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $122.31 | $122.685 | $121.50 | $122.43 | 4.15M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $123.38 | $123.85 | $121.88 | $122.31 | 2.61M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $122.24 | $123.015 | $121.64 | $122.71 | 2.72M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $122.92 | $124.09 | $122.715 | $123.36 | 3.77M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $121.98 | $123.16 | $121.75 | $122.77 | 3.19M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $121.11 | $122.28 | $120.06 | $121.98 | 3.89M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $126.15 | $126.17 | $120.52 | $120.94 | 5.25M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $126.19 | $127.54 | $125.67 | $125.70 | 3.36M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $127.36 | $127.43 | $125.23 | $126.27 | 2.69M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $128.18 | $128.62 | $126.145 | $126.35 | 2.92M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
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 39% of AEP's capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (28%), renewable energy and hydro (23%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (3%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $127.50
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 18
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Mizuho | Neutral | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 8, 2026
Is American Electric Power Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?
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SeekingAlpha · Sep 8, 2026
American Electric Power Appears Charged Up For Future Gains
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