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Is American Electric Power Company (AEP) a buy or sell?
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Decision snapshot
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What is the conclusion?
Right now our advanced algorithms say:
$1 invested is now $1.10 or 9.67%
(In 16 weeks 2 days 21 hours 56 minutes and 58 seconds .)
Do analysts agree?
We compare consensus targets with today's price.
Consensus target for American Electric Power Company Inc is $132.75, which is $0.290 (0.22%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $107.00 | High target: $150.00
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Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
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 natural gas nuclear hydro solar wind and other energy sources It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies rural electric cooperatives municipalities and other market participants American Electric Power Company Inc was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus Ohio
Website: https://www.aep.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.04 and is down -0.110 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.43. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.14. Net profit margin: 16.43%. Inflation risk score: low (0.40/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, American Electric Power Company pays dividends. Last payment was 2025-12-10 for holders on 2025-11-10. Over 223 payments between 1970 and 2025, total $124.89 with an average of $0.560 per share. Last dividend was $0.950.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for American Electric Power Company is $417.3M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On American Electric Power Company, 2016-02-26 had a stock price of $61.47. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $70.99 per share or 115.49%.
Why this answer
We combine price momentum, volatility, and trend signals to simplify the decision to one word.
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We keep the output simple: buy, sell, or hold.
Analyst consensus
How Wall Street targets compare to today's price.