American Electric Power Company Inc. Common Stock (AEP)

About AEP

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 coa…

Sector

Utilities

Industry

Electric Utilities: Central

Employees

17,581

Website

www.aep.com/

Fundamentals

1-day range

$121.88$123.85

Market cap

$69.86B

P/E (trailing)

21.72

P/E (forward)

17.85

EPS (trailing)

$5.78

Dividend yield

4.48%

Beta

0.47

Avg. volume

4.62M

Ex-dividend date

August 10, 2026

Dividend pay date

September 10, 2026

Forecasts

20 analyst ratings

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• Fehrman William · August 1, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  6.3K @ $128.32
• Hall Greg B · August 1, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  1.7K @ $128.32
• Sauvage Joseph G · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Daryl Roberts · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Stoddard Daniel G. · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Margaret M. McCarthy · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Sara Martinez Tucker · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Von Thaer Lewis · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Sandra Beach Lin · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Art A. Garcia · June 30, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $136.81
• Cannon Douglas A · May 1, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  1.8K @ $136.91
• Dixon Kate · May 1, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  636 @ $136.91
• Hall Greg B · May 1, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  4.3K @ $136.91
• Sandra Beach Lin · March 31, 2026 · Grant

  0 @ $131.08

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held

424.51M

Total value held

$54.31B

Institutional holders

1906