American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.750-5.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.880. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

American Electric Power Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AEP traded down $1.74 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $100.62. 2,283,543 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,267,052. American Electric Power has a 52 week low of $78.07 and a 52 week high of $105.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.57. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.90. The company has a market cap of $53.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.58.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.24. American Electric Power had a net margin of 13.48% and a return on equity of 11.41%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that American Electric Power will post 5.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a $0.93 dividend. This represents a $3.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is 74.55%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $102.00 target price (down from $109.00) on shares of American Electric Power in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $91.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $97.00 to $96.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $109.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.00.

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.