Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for AEP

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) – Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for American Electric Power in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.36 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.32. The consensus estimate for American Electric Power’s current full-year earnings is $5.87 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Electric Power’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.24 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America upgraded American Electric Power from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $98.00 to $104.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Scotiabank downgraded American Electric Power from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $105.00 to $102.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Guggenheim upgraded American Electric Power from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on American Electric Power from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $102.00 price objective (down from $109.00) on shares of American Electric Power in a report on Thursday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.46.

American Electric Power Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AEP opened at $104.43 on Monday. American Electric Power has a 1-year low of $79.16 and a 1-year high of $109.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 0.44 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $99.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.75. The company has a market capitalization of $55.68 billion, a PE ratio of 18.65, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.50.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24. American Electric Power had a return on equity of 11.27% and a net margin of 15.08%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.23 earnings per share.

American Electric Power Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were given a $0.93 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $3.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.56%. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is 66.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of American Electric Power by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 640,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,667,000 after buying an additional 19,081 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of American Electric Power by 15.2% during the 3rd quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 15,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,596,000 after buying an additional 2,050 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Electric Power during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,208,000. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of American Electric Power by 14.5% during the 3rd quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 1,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Savings Bank lifted its position in shares of American Electric Power by 26.6% during the 3rd quarter. Essex Savings Bank now owns 4,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after buying an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. 75.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About American Electric Power

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.