Q4 2025 EPS Estimates for American Electric Power Company, Inc. Boosted by Zacks Research (NASDAQ:AEP)

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for American Electric Power in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $1.80 per share 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.

A number of other analysts have also commented on AEP. Bank of America lifted their target price on American Electric Power from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on American Electric Power in a research report on Friday, September 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $107.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $101.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Guggenheim boosted their price objective 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. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of American Electric Power from $91.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.79.

American Electric Power Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ AEP opened at $98.79 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $52.07 billion, a PE ratio of 18.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.65. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $100.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.97. American Electric Power has a 52-week low of $72.01 and a 52-week high of $105.18.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Electric Power

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in American Electric Power by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 49,630,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,273,181,000 after purchasing an additional 405,114 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Electric Power by 9.9% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 8,586,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $739,303,000 after buying an additional 776,965 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,378,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,433,000 after acquiring an additional 35,769 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp grew its position in American Electric Power by 542.4% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,282,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $193,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,927,234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new stake in American Electric Power in the fourth quarter worth $175,667,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.24% of the company’s stock.

American Electric Power Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th were issued a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 9th. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is 65.31%.

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.