FY2026 Earnings Forecast for AEP Issued By Scotiabank

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Electric Power in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst A. Weisel expects that the company will earn $6.23 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $102.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Electric Power’s current full-year earnings is $5.62 per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on American Electric Power from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of American Electric Power from $100.00 to $99.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of American Electric Power in a report on Friday, September 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $107.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $91.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on American Electric Power from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.60.

American Electric Power Price Performance

American Electric Power stock opened at $93.51 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.74, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.56. American Electric Power has a one year low of $75.22 and a one year high of $105.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $94.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $96.56.

American Electric Power Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were paid a dividend of $0.93 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. This is an increase from American Electric Power’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.98%. American Electric Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 74.55%.

Institutional Trading of American Electric Power

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of American Electric Power by 57.2% in the 2nd quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in American Electric Power in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC bought a new stake in American Electric Power in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Electric Power during the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new position in shares of American Electric Power in the third quarter worth approximately $50,000. 75.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About American Electric Power

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.