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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Columbus, United States | NasdaqGS
133.66 USD -0.90 (-0.669%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 133.50 -0.16 (-0.160%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:27 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:55 p.m. EDT

AEP shows a strong dividend yield with a consistent payout history, making it a solid choice for income-focused investors. The recent price movement has been volatile, with a recent dip below the 52-week low, but the overall trend remains positive. The options data indicates a cautious outlook, with both bullish and bearish positions, suggesting potential for short-term opportunities. However, the long-term fundamentals remain strong, and the stock could be a good buy for long-term investors looking for steady growth and income.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.087180
AutoETS0.088395
MSTL0.089458
AutoTheta0.105363

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 3.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.016
Excess Kurtosis -0.20
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 154.237
Revenue per Share 40.925
Market Cap 72,652,693,504
Trailing P/E 20.07
Forward P/E 19.47
Beta 0.57
Profit Margins 16.36%
Website https://www.aep.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:55 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates a mixed sentiment. Calls show significant interest in strikes around 135 and 140, with elevated IV and OI, suggesting potential for upward momentum. Puts show heavy OI in the lower end, particularly around 120-130, indicating some bearish sentiment or protective positioning. The overall options data suggests a cautious outlook with potential for short-term price movement, but not a clear directional bias.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.78% 3.31% 3.96% 3.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-10 0.9500 0.783634
2025-11-10 0.9500 0.781259
2025-08-08 0.9300 0.839773
2025-05-09 0.9300 0.909948
2025-02-10 0.9300 0.953119
2024-11-08 0.9300 1.006245
2024-08-09 0.8800 0.950288
2024-05-09 0.8800 1.028269
2024-02-08 0.8800 1.243594
2023-11-09 0.8800 1.236417
2023-08-09 0.8300 1.129031
2023-05-09 0.8300 1.010644
2023-02-09 0.8300 1.050029
2022-11-09 0.8300 1.067725
2022-08-09 0.7800 0.884420
2022-05-09 0.7800 0.899236
2022-02-09 0.7800 1.010876
2021-11-09 0.7800 1.097545
2021-08-09 0.7400 0.983300
2021-05-07 0.7400 1.009367
2021-02-09 0.7400 1.111623
2020-11-09 0.7400 0.992361
2020-08-07 0.7000 0.986422
2020-05-07 0.7000 1.095806
2020-02-07 0.7000 0.857531
2019-11-07 0.7000 0.979417
2019-08-08 0.6700 0.942837
2019-05-09 0.6700 1.026043
2019-02-07 0.6700 1.078843
2018-11-08 0.6700 1.165502
2018-08-09 0.6200 1.137136
2018-05-09 0.6200 1.228695
2018-02-08 0.6200 1.296676
2017-11-09 0.6200 1.099240
2017-08-08 0.5900 1.115908
2017-05-08 0.5900 1.185347
2017-02-08 0.5900 1.269310
2016-11-08 0.5900 1.292682
2016-08-08 0.5600 1.166207
2016-05-06 0.5600 1.223087
2016-02-08 0.5600 1.274558
2015-11-06 0.5600 1.489313
2015-08-06 0.5300 1.365440
2015-05-06 0.5300 1.410938
2015-02-06 0.5300 1.323540
2014-11-06 0.5300 1.364394
2014-08-06 0.5000 1.525061
2014-05-07 0.5000 1.418719
2014-02-06 0.5000 1.609798
2013-11-06 0.5000 1.656692
2013-08-07 0.4900 1.687019
2013-05-08 0.4900 1.547056
2013-02-06 0.4700 1.684480
2012-11-07 0.4700 1.803885
2012-08-08 0.4700 1.811613
2012-05-08 0.4700 2.035362
2012-02-08 0.4700 1.998127
2011-11-08 0.4700 2.027631
2011-08-08 0.4600 2.321514
2011-05-06 0.4600 2.194732
2011-02-08 0.4600 2.253638
2010-11-08 0.4600 2.214780
2010-08-06 0.4200 2.101222
2010-05-06 0.4200 2.376763
2010-02-08 0.4100 2.303925
2009-11-06 0.4100 2.466896
2009-08-06 0.4100 2.522368
2009-05-06 0.4100 3.002633
2009-02-06 0.4100 2.403202
2008-11-06 0.4100 2.764011
2008-08-06 0.4100 2.106423
2008-05-07 0.4100 1.892149
2008-02-06 0.4100 1.912880
2007-11-07 0.4100 1.821378
2007-08-08 0.3900 1.690184
2007-05-08 0.3900 1.636722
2007-02-07 0.3900 1.826127
2006-11-08 0.3900 2.009535
2006-08-08 0.3700 2.173935
2006-05-08 0.3700 2.413595
2006-02-08 0.3700 2.255593
2005-11-08 0.3700 2.222745
2005-08-08 0.3500 2.113514
2005-05-06 0.3500 2.243301
2005-02-08 0.3500 2.281169
2004-11-08 0.3500 2.347625
2004-08-06 0.3500 2.544480
2004-05-06 0.3500 2.700920
2004-02-06 0.3500 2.522455
2003-11-06 0.3500 3.057951
2003-08-06 0.3500 3.097952
2003-05-07 0.3500 3.385054
2003-02-06 0.6000 6.818834
2002-11-06 0.6000 5.391691
2002-08-07 0.6000 4.984610
2002-05-08 0.6000 3.491160
2002-02-06 0.6000 4.021709
2001-11-07 0.6000 3.770241
2001-08-08 0.6000 3.779116
2001-05-08 0.6000 3.579596
2001-02-07 0.6000 3.867141
2000-11-08 0.6000 4.281347
2000-08-08 0.6000 4.989873
2000-05-08 0.6000 5.103802
2000-02-08 0.6000 5.486135
1999-11-08 0.6000 5.403150
1999-08-06 0.6000 5.222039
1999-05-06 0.6000 4.637256
1999-02-08 0.6000 4.641750
1998-11-06 0.6000 3.960459
1998-08-06 0.6000 4.674284
1998-05-06 0.6000 4.352099
1998-02-06 0.6000 4.173355
1997-11-06 0.6000 4.456120
1997-08-06 0.6000 4.815395
1997-05-07 0.6000 5.280748
1997-02-06 0.6000 5.340343
1996-11-06 0.6000 5.180319
1996-08-07 0.6000 5.333150
1996-05-08 0.6000 5.627682
1996-02-08 0.6000 5.317843
1995-11-08 0.6000 6.238834
1995-08-08 0.6000 6.891771
1995-05-04 0.6000 7.502621
1995-02-06 0.6000 7.040502
1994-11-04 0.6000 7.991319
1994-08-04 0.6000 8.176722
1994-05-04 0.6000 8.268447
1994-02-04 0.6000 7.745670
1993-11-04 0.6000 7.599064
1993-08-04 0.6000 7.238762
1993-05-04 0.6000 7.632111
1993-02-04 0.6000 8.178637
1992-11-04 0.6000 9.114361
1992-08-04 0.6000 8.666737
1992-05-04 0.6000 9.448934
1992-02-04 0.6000 9.707255
1991-11-04 0.6000 10.094641
1991-08-05 0.6000 10.773570
1991-05-06 0.6000 11.184637
1991-02-04 0.6000 12.154689
1990-11-05 0.6000 11.771815
1990-08-06 0.6000 12.180794
1990-05-04 0.6000 12.110716
1990-02-05 0.6000 11.851307
1989-08-04 0.6000 12.186346
1989-05-04 0.5800 13.874160
1989-02-06 0.5800 13.850071
1988-11-04 0.5920 13.982377
1988-08-04 0.5920 14.216736
1988-05-04 0.5650 14.377693
1988-02-04 0.5650 13.772612
1987-11-04 0.5650 15.187490
1987-08-04 0.6450 17.710261
1987-05-05 0.5650 15.096950
1987-02-04 0.5650 13.779378
1986-11-04 0.5650 14.816055
1986-08-05 0.5650 15.637358
1986-05-05 0.5650 17.166052
1986-02-04 0.5650 18.608447
1985-11-05 0.5650 21.059070
1985-08-05 0.5650 21.595398
1985-05-06 0.5650 23.311956
1985-02-05 0.5650 24.079852
1984-11-02 0.5650 25.962159
1984-08-06 0.5650 30.300850
1984-05-04 0.5650 34.170202
1984-02-06 0.5650 32.142606
1983-11-03 0.5650 31.185728
1983-08-04 0.5650 33.683981
1983-05-04 0.5650 32.895831
1983-02-04 0.5650 34.793009
1982-11-04 0.5650 35.374132
1982-08-04 0.5650 42.360050
1982-05-04 0.5650 41.561090
1982-02-04 0.5650 45.621089
1981-11-04 0.5650 46.144550
1981-08-04 0.5650 47.369322
1981-05-05 0.5650 52.569796
1981-02-04 0.5650 51.959452
1980-08-05 0.5550 46.980852
1980-05-05 0.5550 48.404153
1980-02-05 0.5550 50.934420
1979-11-02 0.5550 50.713126
1979-08-06 0.5450 44.894552
1979-05-04 0.5450 47.164608
1979-02-05 0.5450 45.349517
1978-10-31 0.5450 47.543053
1978-08-04 0.5300 42.199806
1978-05-04 0.5300 46.008408
1978-02-06 0.5300 45.072564
1977-11-03 0.5300 45.605268
1977-08-04 0.5150 43.912789
1977-05-04 0.5150 44.822494
1977-02-04 0.5150 45.302963
1976-11-04 0.5150 50.036891
1976-08-04 0.5000 50.483859
1976-05-04 0.5000 53.093141
1976-02-03 0.5000 52.499773
1975-11-03 0.5000 59.946367
1975-08-05 0.5000 65.891531
1975-05-05 0.5000 76.154806
1975-02-04 0.5000 74.025734
1974-11-04 0.5000 84.435536
1974-05-06 0.5000 62.954119
1974-02-04 0.4750 54.383367
1973-11-02 0.4750 53.008003
1973-08-06 0.4750 54.240980
1973-05-04 0.4500 51.841561
1973-02-05 0.4500 48.131223
1972-11-03 0.4500 47.838776
1972-08-04 0.4350 49.942414
1972-05-04 0.4350 49.387191
1972-02-04 0.4450 48.115601
1971-11-04 0.4250 51.078711
1971-08-04 0.4250 53.577928
1971-05-05 0.4250 50.393065
1971-02-04 0.4250 48.211304
1970-11-04 0.4250 59.635361
1970-08-04 0.4100 59.406573
1970-05-05 0.4100 56.389718
1970-02-04 0.4100 53.466523
1969-11-03 0.0410 4.733820
1969-08-05 0.0400 4.868682
1969-05-05 0.0400 4.065109
1969-02-04 0.0400 3.823263
1968-08-06 0.0380 3.805405
1968-05-06 0.0380 4.170726
1968-02-06 0.0380 3.775708
1967-11-06 0.0380 4.421576
1967-08-07 0.0360 3.596543
1967-06-14 0.0330 3.310922
1967-05-05 0.0360 3.487640
1967-02-07 0.0360 3.340948
1966-12-06 0.0360 3.482767
1966-11-04 0.0360 3.316360
1966-08-05 0.0330 3.487897
1966-05-05 0.0330 3.317678
1966-02-07 0.0330 3.143602
1965-11-05 0.0330 2.811310
1965-08-05 0.0310 2.808074
1965-05-05 0.0310 2.637463
1965-02-05 0.0310 2.539962
1964-11-06 0.0310 2.663352
1964-08-05 0.0290 2.465498
1964-05-06 0.0290 2.635939
1964-02-05 0.0290 2.702113
1963-05-07 0.0270 2.837620
1963-02-05 0.0270 3.038057
1962-11-07 0.0270 3.205403
1962-08-07 0.0245 2.951056
1962-05-07 0.0245 2.907625
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.8
dividendYield 2.84
exDividendDate 2026-02-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.74
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.027794292
lastDividendValue 0.95
lastDividendDate 2026-02-10
dividendDate 2026-03-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.26655924
Address1 1 Riverside Plaza
All Time High 137.74
All Time Low 13.5
Ask 133.78
Ask Size 3
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,387,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,467,935
Average Volume 3,467,935
Average Volume10Days 2,387,610
Beta 0.57
Bid 133.57
Bid Size 8
Board Risk 4
Book Value 57.571
City Columbus
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 133.66
Current Ratio 0.455
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 134.165
Day Low 132.02
Debt To Equity 154.237
Display Name American Electric Power Company
Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Dividend Rate 3.8
Dividend Yield 2.84
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,986,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,986,000
Earnings Growth -0.126
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.123
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,984,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,984,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,984,200
Ebitda 8,956,999,680
Ebitda Margins 0.40944
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.693
Enterprise To Revenue 5.606
Enterprise Value 122,646,544,384
Eps Current Year 6.3638
Eps Forward 6.86565
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.66
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,681,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 130.6794
Fifty Day Average Change 2.980606
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.022808539
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.655924
Fifty Two Week High 137.74
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.080002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.029621037
Fifty Two Week Low 97.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 36.200005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.37143448
Fifty Two Week Range 97.46 - 137.74
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.52
Float Shares 540,066,407
Forward Eps 6.86565
Forward P E 19.467932
Free Cashflow -5,140,375,040
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 17,581
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.47522
Gross Profits 10,396,000,256
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0002
Held Percent Institutions 0.8468
Implied Shares Outstanding 543,563,480
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website https://www.aep.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,681,600
Last Dividend Value 0.95
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date -226,281,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, nuclear, natural gas, renewable, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources; owns, operates, maintains, and invests in transmission infrastructure; and engages in the retail supply, and wholesale energy trading and marketing businesses. It operates approximately 252,000 circuit miles of distribution lines; 38,000 circuit miles of transmission lines; and 25,000 MWs of regulated owned generating capacity. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Long Name American Electric Power Company, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 72,652,693,504
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_135470
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 3,580,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 72,652,694,736
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 134.15
Operating Cashflow 6,944,000,000
Operating Margins 0.22843
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.56159997
Peg Ratio 2.89
Phone 614 716 1000
Post Market Change -0.16000366
Post Market Change Percent -0.119709454
Post Market Price 133.5
Post Market Time 1,776,468,471
Previous Close 134.56
Price Eps Current Year 21.003174
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.321655
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.321114
Profit Margins 0.16364999
Quick Ratio 0.253
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.13043
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.899994
Regular Market Change Percent -0.668842
Regular Market Day High 134.165
Regular Market Day Low 132.02
Regular Market Day Range 132.02 - 134.165
Regular Market Open 134.15
Regular Market Previous Close 134.56
Regular Market Price 133.66
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 2,670,679
Return On Assets 0.03174
Return On Equity 0.12486
Revenue Growth 0.132
Revenue Per Share 40.925
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 543,563,480
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0353
Shares Short 19,162,113
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 18,716,404
Short Name American Electric Power Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0353
Short Ratio 5.11
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol AEP
Target High Price 153.0
Target Low Price 122.0
Target Mean Price 138.36842
Target Median Price 138.0
Total Cash 417,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.771
Total Debt 49,692,000,256
Total Revenue 21,876,000,768
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.74
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.027794292
Trailing Eps 6.66
Trailing P E 20.06907
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.8728
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 118.49635
Two Hundred Day Average Change 15.1636505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12796724
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,670,679
Website https://www.aep.com
Zip 43,215-2373