SeekingAlpha · Oct 31, 2026
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NASDAQ · AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$129.24
Down-$2.47 (-1.91%)
Updated Nov 5, 2026, 10:44 PM
SID Score
7.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
62/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 72.38B
- P/E ratio
- 19.4
- Dividend yield
- 2.89%
- 52-week range
- $113.74 – $140.58
- Volume
- 6.82M
- Avg. volume
- 3.36M
Price performance · AEP
AEP price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Nov 4, 2026
AEP closed at $129.24 after 21 trading sessions, up 5.87% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $129.24
- Period change
- +5.87%
- Period low
- $122.08
- Period high
- $130.64
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | $128.10 | $129.88 | $123.72 | $129.24 | 6.82M |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $129.88 | $130.40 | $128.73 | $129.86 | 3.24M |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $130.04 | $130.84 | $128.61 | $130.33 | 3.78M |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $131.22 | $132.17 | $129.65 | $130.21 | 4.59M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $129.30 | $130.60 | $128.3001 | $129.34 | 4.36M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $129.77 | $131.00 | $127.98 | $128.20 | 6.34M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $129.46 | $130.34 | $128.53 | $130.30 | 4.15M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $129.84 | $130.60 | $128.825 | $129.22 | 2.93M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $130.47 | $130.91 | $128.61 | $129.69 | 2.84M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $127.79 | $131.04 | $127.79 | $130.64 | 3.45M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $127.92 | $128.175 | $127.18 | $127.39 | 2.3M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $126.385 | $127.79 | $125.84 | $127.22 | 2.51M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $127.32 | $127.41 | $124.33 | $124.72 | 3.05M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $125.11 | $127.40 | $124.56 | $127.14 | 3.41M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $128.14 | $128.14 | $123.98 | $124.29 | 5.09M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $126.15 | $126.76 | $125.25 | $126.13 | 3.74M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $125.57 | $125.90 | $122.92 | $125.65 | 2.36M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $123.20 | $124.30 | $122.3805 | $124.23 | 1.91M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $122.15 | $123.00 | $121.90 | $122.81 | 2.73M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $121.97 | $122.905 | $121.36 | $122.32 | 2.77M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $121.68 | $123.0025 | $121.2101 | $122.08 | 3.21M |
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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
- Buy
- Average target
- $127.50
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 21
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Jefferies | Buy | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | Buy | — |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026
AEP Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Growth Outlook and $100B Capital Plan
American Electric unveils a $100 billion capital plan, raises its long-term earnings growth outlook and reports 84 GW of contracted load amid surging electricity demand.
Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026
AEP increases investment plan 30% to $100B on gen, transmission spending
American Electric Power’s contracted large loads jumped 22% to 84 GW, mainly on a 10.4-GW data center in Ohio being developed by SB Energy, company officials said Wednesday.
Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026
American Electric Power (AEP) Stock Shrugs Off Q3 Earnings As Margins Tighten
American Electric Power Company walked into this Q3 2026 report with its stock up over the past month, then saw the price slip about 1.6% in the first full session after the numbers hit. That pullback sits awkwardly against a utility posting US$2.18 in basic earnings per share and US$1.19b in quarterly net income. For a regulated power giant, that kind of profit print is the headline, so the immediate selloff looks more like an emotional reset than a clear verdict on the underlying...
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