AEP

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC

Nasdaq · Electric Services · Inc. NY · CIK 0000004904
$129.14 +1.06% $69.5B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)
Vol
Market Cap$69.5B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (57%)
Inst. Holders10 funds
Inst. Value$11.1B
Inst. Activity1 buys / 2 sells
Insider Activity0B / 2S
Insider Net $-$719.9K
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports8
Congressional1 trades
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Electric Services·Inc. NY·CIK 0000004904·Prev Close $127.79

Recent Activity

Jun 4, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 63.4% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 700,142 | Exempt: 5,046 | TRF Vol: 1,104,299 | Short Ratio: 63.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark
May 29, 2026 SEC
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Public Utilities Commission's decision that AEP Ohio's (AEP) costs and sales under i
COURT-RULING — Impact 6/10
May 27, 2026 SEC
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed summary judgment for AEP subsidiary West Penn Power in a dispute over utilit
COURT-RULING — Impact 1/10
May 27, 2026 Event
Geco Holding, LTD. v. West Penn Power Co.
Court ruling from Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Docket: 795 MDA 2025
May 22, 2026 SEC
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Public Utilities Commission's (PUCO) determination that Nationwide Energy Partners (
COURT-RULING — Impact 5/10
May 1, 2026 Insider
Dixon Kate sold 636 shares
Controller, CAO @ $136.91 ($87.1K)
May 1, 2026 Insider
Hall Greg B sold 4,306 shares
Executive Vice President @ $136.91 ($589.5K)
May 1, 2026 Insider
Cannon Douglas A sold 1,770 shares
President AEP Transmission @ $136.91 ($242.3K)

Price Targets

$144.52 +11.9% upside Buy
Current $129.14 Low $129.00 Median $145.00 High $173.00 21 analysts
$129.00 $173.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold57% buy · 28 analysts
6Strong Buy
10Buy
12Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 29, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 15, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 7, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 6, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 6, 2026 Scotiabank MAINTAIN Sector Perform → Sector Perform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.50 ▼ -4.4% $1.32 — $1.63 5% YoY 16
Next Q $1.97 ▼ -0.6% $1.74 — $2.10 9% YoY 16
Current FY $6.36 $6.25 — $6.46 6% YoY 23
Next FY $6.86 $6.72 — $7.06 8% YoY 24

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$6.1B
MORGAN STANLEY$1.7B
DODGE & COX$1.1B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$681.4M
FMR LLC$565.7MADD

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 1, 2026Dixon KateF$87.1K
May 1, 2026Hall GregF$589.5K
May 1, 2026Cannon DouglasF$242.3K
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard DanielA$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard DanielA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 2 bullish 2 bearish

Congressional Trades

1 members: 0 buys, 1 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
David TaylorRSELL$1,001 - $15,000
10 institutional holders with $11.1B total value (96,204,443 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, DODGE. Net selling activity: 2 institutions trimmed/exited vs 1 added.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC52,496,895$6.1B54.6%
2MORGAN STANLEY14,661,858$1.7B15.2%
3DODGE & COX9,342,540$1.1B9.7%
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/5,908,871$681.4M6.1%
5FMR LLC4,906,128$565.7M5.1%ADD +27.4%
6WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN4,163,660$480.1M4.3%
7CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC3,405,323$392.7M3.5%NEW
8Mawer Investment Management Ltd.976,788$112.6M1.0%
9TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP253,380$29.2M0.3%NEAR_EXIT -85.7%
10RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC89,000$10.3M0.1%NEAR_EXIT -88.7%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCADD3,851,7014,906,128+27.4%$565.7M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEAR_EXIT1,776,231253,380-85.7%$29.2M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEAR_EXIT786,90089,000-88.7%$10.3M2025-Q4
UBS Group AGADD2,796,5463,554,079+27.1%$399.8M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD1,105,5111,776,231+60.7%$199.8M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED21,669786,900+3531.5%$88.5M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGTRIM3,908,3462,796,546-28.4%$290.2M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM61,00021,669-64.5%$2.2M2025-Q2
FMR LLCADD2,650,9465,033,299+89.9%$550.0M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED1,006,6684,473,621+344.4%$488.8M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED57,8181,022,481+1668.4%$111.7M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEAR_EXIT278,80061,000-78.1%$6.7M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW278,800$25.7M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW3,183,200$326.6M2024-Q3
21 unique insiders with 2 transactions. Net insider value: -$719.9K ($0.00 bought, $719.9K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 1, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOF636$136.91$87.1K
May 1, 2026Hall Greg BExecutive Vice PresidentF4,306$136.91$589.5K
May 1, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionF1,770$136.91$242.3K
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard Daniel G.DirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard Daniel G.DirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026FOWKE BENJAMIN G S IIIDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Linginfelter Henry PDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026GARY HUNTER CLARKDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026McCarthy Margaret MDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Von Thaer LewisDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Sauvage Joseph GDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Roberts DarylDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Tucker Sara MartinezDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026LIN SANDRA BEACHDirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 31, 2026GARCIA ART ADirectorA0$131.08$0.00
Mar 10, 2026Fehrman WilliamCEO and PresidentF45$132.31$6.0K
Mar 10, 2026Fehrman WilliamCEO and PresidentA96$132.31$12.7K
Mar 10, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentA14$132.31$1.9K
Mar 10, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOF24$132.31$3.2K
Mar 10, 2026MIHALIK TREVOR IExecutive VP & CFOA61$132.31$8.1K
Mar 10, 2026Eckert Johannes GExecutive Vice PresidentF2$132.31$264.62
Mar 10, 2026MIHALIK TREVOR IExecutive VP & CFOF28$132.31$3.7K
Mar 10, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionF5$132.31$661.55
Mar 10, 2026Eckert Johannes GExecutive Vice PresidentA4$132.31$529.24
Mar 10, 2026Berntsen RobertExecutive Vice PresidentF4$132.31$529.24
Mar 10, 2026Knapp Alicia RPresident Nuclear DevelopmentF3$132.31$396.93
Mar 10, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionA11$132.31$1.5K
Mar 10, 2026Berntsen RobertExecutive Vice PresidentA9$132.31$1.2K
Mar 10, 2026Knapp Alicia RPresident Nuclear DevelopmentA9$132.31$1.2K
Mar 10, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentA110$132.31$14.6K
Mar 10, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentF50$132.31$6.6K
Mar 10, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOA52$132.31$6.9K
Mar 10, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentF8$132.31$1.1K
Feb 27, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentSELL4,106$132.08$542.3K
Feb 26, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentA12,353$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentA4,941$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOA5,951$0.00$0.00
Feb 24, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentSELL1,351$131.46$177.6K
Feb 23, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentF333$132.03$44.0K
Feb 23, 2026MIHALIK TREVOR IExecutive VP & CFOF1,424$132.03$188.0K
Feb 23, 2026Fehrman WilliamCEO and PresidentF1,241$132.03$163.8K
Feb 23, 2026Berntsen RobertExecutive Vice PresidentF404$132.03$53.3K
Feb 23, 2026Knapp Alicia RPresident Nuclear DevelopmentF416$132.03$54.9K
Feb 23, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentF136$132.03$18.0K
Feb 23, 2026Eckert Johannes GExecutive Vice PresidentF242$132.03$32.0K
Feb 23, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOF169$132.03$22.3K
Feb 23, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionF496$132.03$65.5K
Feb 17, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOA1,919$130.24$249.9K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (57% buy). Based on 28 analysts: 6 strong buy, 10 buy, 12 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$144.52 mean target +11.9% upside Buy (1.96)
$129.00 Low $173.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$129.14
Target Low$129.00
Target Mean$144.52
Target Median$145.00
Target High$173.00
# Analysts21
RecommendationBuy (1.96)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.50 $1.32 $1.63 5.0% -4.4% 3↑ 6↓ $5.5B 9.1% 16
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.97 $1.74 $2.10 9.3% -0.6% 5↑ 3↓ $6.6B 9.9% 16
Current FY
2026-12-31
$6.36 $6.25 $6.46 6.5% -0.1% 12↑ 3↓ $23.5B 7.4% 23
Next FY
2027-12-31
$6.86 $6.72 $7.06 7.8% -0.3% 9↑ 4↓ $24.9B 6.1% 24

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.501
7d ago$1.502-0.001
30d ago$1.570-0.069
60d ago$1.485+0.016
90d ago$1.493+0.008
16 analyst firms have rated this stock: 4 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 29, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 15, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 7, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 6, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 6, 2026 Scotiabank MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
May 6, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 6, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 21, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 21, 2026 Truist Securities INITIATE Buy
Apr 20, 2026 Seaport Global UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Apr 15, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 13, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Mar 12, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 5, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 4, 2026 Ladenburg Thalmann UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Feb 27, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Sell Neutral
Feb 20, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 17, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Feb 13, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 13, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 13, 2026 Wolfe Research UPGRADE Peer Perform Outperform
Jan 22, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 20, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 12, 2026 B of A Securities DOWNGRADE Buy Neutral
Dec 17, 2025 UBS MAINTAIN Sell Sell
Dec 12, 2025 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 2026610120057%
May 1, 2026610120057%
Apr 1, 202669130054%
Mar 1, 202659140050%
Feb 1, 202649141046%
Jan 1, 202659131050%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
1 members of Congress traded this stock: 0 buys, 1 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Feb 26, 2026David TaylorRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000American Electric Power Co IncMar 9, 2026 (12d)
50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 2 bullish 2 bearish 4 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Mar 27, 2026140° Cool011
Mar 27, 2026140° Cool011
Mar 24, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 24, 2026160° Warm101

Recent Reddit Threads

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Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 63.4% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 700,142 | Exempt: 5,046 | TRF Vol: 1,104,299 | Short Ratio: 63.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 55.8% short (0.6M / 1.1M)
Short: 593,564 | Exempt: 73 | TRF Vol: 1,062,948 | Short Ratio: 55.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
Enforcement
Geco Holding, LTD. v. West Penn Power Co.
Court ruling from Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Docket: 795 MDA 2025
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 68.7% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 626,937 | Exempt: 3,474 | TRF Vol: 912,576 | Short Ratio: 68.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 9.1M shares, 158,387 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 9,053,514 shares across 158,387 trades.
May 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 56.7% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 463,202 | Exempt: 2,958 | TRF Vol: 816,731 | Short Ratio: 56.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
AEP Q1 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-05-05
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 4.2M shares, 90,070 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 4,161,374 shares across 90,070 trades.
Apr 29, 2026
Enforcement
In re Rev. of the Power-Purchase-Agreement Rider of Ohio Power Co. for 2018 and 2019
Court ruling from Ohio Supreme Court. Docket: 2024-1735
Apr 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 57.1% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 423,965 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 742,356 | Short Ratio: 57.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 57.8% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 405,128 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 700,946 | Short Ratio: 57.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 3.3M shares, 78,751 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 3,264,759 shares across 78,751 trades.
Apr 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 65.7% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 399,029 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 607,325 | Short Ratio: 65.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 68.2% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 437,322 | Exempt: 524 | TRF Vol: 641,307 | Short Ratio: 68.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 2.6M shares, 64,267 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 2,568,354 shares across 64,267 trades.
Apr 16, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 56.3% short (0.5M / 1.0M)
Short: 539,079 | Exempt: 560 | TRF Vol: 957,891 | Short Ratio: 56.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 66.2% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 489,217 | Exempt: 118 | TRF Vol: 738,583 | Short Ratio: 66.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)