Zacks Research Comments on American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s Q4 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:AEP)

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of American Electric Power in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.80 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.78. The consensus estimate for American Electric Power’s current full-year earnings is $5.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Electric Power’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $91.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on American Electric Power from $101.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on American Electric Power from $109.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on American Electric Power from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.79.

American Electric Power Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ AEP opened at $98.25 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $100.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.88. American Electric Power has a 1-year low of $72.01 and a 1-year high of $105.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.54.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.74 billion. American Electric Power had a net margin of 13.52% and a return on equity of 11.31%. American Electric Power’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.13 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Electric Power

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Electric Power by 57.2% during the 2nd quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Electric Power in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Electric Power during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. LRI Investments LLC grew its position in shares of American Electric Power by 935.9% during the 2nd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the period. Finally, Briaud Financial Planning Inc increased its stake in shares of American Electric Power by 52.1% in the 2nd quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc now owns 438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. 75.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 9th were paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 9th. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is 70.12%.

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.