FY2026 EPS Estimates for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Electric Power in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the company will post earnings of $6.25 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $6.26. The consensus estimate for American Electric Power’s current full-year earnings is $5.54 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Guggenheim downgraded American Electric Power from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $81.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 22nd. UBS Group downgraded American Electric Power from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $86.00 to $83.00 in a research report on Monday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on American Electric Power from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 27th. Barclays upped their price objective on American Electric Power from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 15th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price objective on American Electric Power from $92.00 to $86.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.08.

American Electric Power Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of AEP stock opened at $85.26 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $83.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.50. American Electric Power has a 1-year low of $69.38 and a 1-year high of $93.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.90 billion, a PE ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.36.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 27th. The company reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $4.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.12 billion. American Electric Power had a net margin of 11.64% and a return on equity of 11.04%. American Electric Power’s quarterly revenue was down 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Electric Power

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Apella Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Electric Power in the fourth quarter worth $348,000. Rockline Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Electric Power in the fourth quarter worth $1,982,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of American Electric Power by 28.1% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 50,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,096,000 after buying an additional 11,065 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in shares of American Electric Power by 1,592.1% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 414,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,612,000 after buying an additional 389,675 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in American Electric Power by 26.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,531,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,432,000 after purchasing an additional 522,608 shares during the last quarter. 75.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Electric Power Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 10th will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. American Electric Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 82.82%.

American Electric Power Company 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.