AEP

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC

Nasdaq · Electric Services · Inc. NY · CIK 0000004904
$129.23 +0.58% $70.3B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)31 New Institutional Positions19 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$70.3B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (57%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$41.1B
Inst. Activity31 buys / 19 sells
Insider Activity0B / 2S
Insider Net $-$719.9K
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports8
Congressional1 trades
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Electric Services·Inc. NY·CIK 0000004904·Prev Close $128.48

Recent Activity

Jun 10, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 68.7% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 734,362 | Exempt: 7,000 | TRF Vol: 1,068,538 | Short Ratio: 68.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark
May 29, 2026 SEC
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Public Utilities Commission's decision that AEP Ohio's (AEP) costs and sales under i
COURT-RULING — Impact 6/10
May 27, 2026 SEC
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed summary judgment for AEP subsidiary West Penn Power in a dispute over utilit
COURT-RULING — Impact 1/10
May 27, 2026 Event
Geco Holding, LTD. v. West Penn Power Co.
Court ruling from Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Docket: 795 MDA 2025
May 22, 2026 SEC
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Public Utilities Commission's (PUCO) determination that Nationwide Energy Partners (
COURT-RULING — Impact 5/10
May 1, 2026 Insider
Dixon Kate surrendered for taxes 636 shares
Controller, CAO @ $136.91 ($87.1K)
May 1, 2026 Insider
Hall Greg B surrendered for taxes 4,306 shares
Executive Vice President @ $136.91 ($589.5K)
May 1, 2026 Insider
Cannon Douglas A surrendered for taxes 1,770 shares
President AEP Transmission @ $136.91 ($242.3K)

Price Targets

$144.33 +11.7% upside Buy
Current $129.23 Low $129.00 Median $145.00 High $173.00 21 analysts
$129.00 $173.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold57% buy · 28 analysts
6Strong Buy
10Buy
12Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 29, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 15, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 7, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 6, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 6, 2026 Scotiabank MAINTAIN Sector Perform → Sector Perform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.50 ▼ -0.5% $1.32 — $1.63 5% YoY 16
Next Q $1.97 $1.74 — $2.10 9% YoY 16
Current FY $6.36 $6.25 — $6.46 6% YoY 23
Next FY $6.86 $6.72 — $7.06 8% YoY 24

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$6.3B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$4.6B
STATE STREET CORP$4.0B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$2.0B
GQG Partners LLC$2.0B

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 1, 2026Dixon KateF$87.1K
May 1, 2026Hall GregF$589.5K
May 1, 2026Cannon DouglasF$242.3K
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard DanielA$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard DanielA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 2 bullish 2 bearish

Congressional Trades

1 members: 0 buys, 1 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
David TaylorRSELL$1,001 - $15,000
50 institutional holders with $41.1B total value (314,367,013 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 31 institutions added/increased vs 19 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.47,797,729$6.3B15.2%
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC35,138,422$4.6B11.2%
3STATE STREET CORP30,288,136$4.0B9.7%
4VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC15,608,556$2.0B5.0%
5GQG Partners LLC15,025,884$2.0B4.8%
6MORGAN STANLEY14,486,169$1.9B4.6%
7WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP13,156,392$1.7B4.2%
8BARCLAYS PLC10,367,590$1.4B3.3%
9AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC9,070,376$1.2B2.9%
10DODGE & COX8,739,835$1.1B2.8%
11Invesco Ltd.7,701,876$1.0B2.5%
12FMR LLC6,079,338$796.9M1.9%
13ROYAL BANK OF CANADA5,998,367$786.3M1.9%
14Nuveen, LLC5,994,316$785.7M1.9%
15BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/5,162,502$676.7M1.6%
16GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC5,151,392$675.2M1.6%
17Legal & General Group Plc4,776,043$626.0M1.5%
18ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.5,283,217$609.2M1.5%
19Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC4,492,979$591.6M1.4%
20MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/4,493,458$591.4M1.4%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCTRIM6,316,6882,941,785-53.4%$385.6M2026-Q1
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ADD1,577,5612,431,662+54.1%$318.7M2026-Q1
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCDOUBLED25,0002,219,198+8776.8%$290.9M2026-Q1
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED468,6641,931,327+312.1%$253.2M2026-Q1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SAADD1,174,9031,688,208+43.7%$221.3M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD1,009,2321,411,734+39.9%$185.1M2026-Q1
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.ADD976,7881,334,492+36.6%$174.9M2026-Q1
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMTRIM1,870,1441,205,330-35.5%$158.0M2026-Q1
1832 Asset Management L.P.DOUBLED51,5551,183,459+2195.5%$155.1M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.TRIM1,957,4911,142,050-41.7%$149.7M2026-Q1
Soroban Capital Partners LPTRIM2,565,9871,131,523-55.9%$148.3M2026-Q1
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.NEW729,506$95.6M2026-Q1
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORSDOUBLED103,873721,324+594.4%$94.6M2026-Q1
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCADD388,598707,010+81.9%$92.7M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.NEW632,175$82.9M2026-Q1
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.TRIM858,599547,460-36.2%$71.8M2026-Q1
FEDERATED HERMES, INC.NEAR_EXIT2,819,510507,057-82.0%$66.5M2026-Q1
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.DOUBLED195,301502,641+157.4%$65.9M2026-Q1
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTDDOUBLED250,541502,564+100.6%$65.9M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPADD249,481412,400+65.3%$54.1M2026-Q1
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbHADD293,033377,508+28.8%$49.5M2026-Q1
MACQUARIE GROUP LTDTRIM573,938365,471-36.3%$47.9M2026-Q1
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LPDOUBLED82,380317,743+285.7%$41.6M2026-Q1
Cerity Partners LLCADD198,081256,384+29.4%$33.6M2026-Q1
Verition Fund Management LLCTRIM321,917237,186-26.3%$31.1M2026-Q1
21 unique insiders with 48 transactions. Net insider value: -$719.9K ($0.00 bought, $719.9K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 1, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOTAX W/H636$136.91$87.1K
May 1, 2026Hall Greg BExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H4,306$136.91$589.5K
May 1, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionTAX W/H1,770$136.91$242.3K
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard Daniel G.DirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026Stoddard Daniel G.DirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026FOWKE BENJAMIN G S IIIDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026Linginfelter Henry PDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026GARY HUNTER CLARKDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026McCarthy Margaret MDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026Von Thaer LewisDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026Sauvage Joseph GDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026Roberts DarylDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026Tucker Sara MartinezDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026LIN SANDRA BEACHDirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 31, 2026GARCIA ART ADirectorAWARD0$131.08
Mar 10, 2026Fehrman WilliamCEO and PresidentTAX W/H45$132.31$6.0K
Mar 10, 2026Fehrman WilliamCEO and PresidentAWARD96$132.31$12.7K
Mar 10, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD14$132.31$1.9K
Mar 10, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOTAX W/H24$132.31$3.2K
Mar 10, 2026MIHALIK TREVOR IExecutive VP & CFOAWARD61$132.31$8.1K
Mar 10, 2026Eckert Johannes GExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H2$132.31$264.62
Mar 10, 2026MIHALIK TREVOR IExecutive VP & CFOTAX W/H28$132.31$3.7K
Mar 10, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionTAX W/H5$132.31$661.55
Mar 10, 2026Eckert Johannes GExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD4$132.31$529.24
Mar 10, 2026Berntsen RobertExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H4$132.31$529.24
Mar 10, 2026Knapp Alicia RPresident Nuclear DevelopmentTAX W/H3$132.31$396.93
Mar 10, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionAWARD11$132.31$1.5K
Mar 10, 2026Berntsen RobertExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD9$132.31$1.2K
Mar 10, 2026Knapp Alicia RPresident Nuclear DevelopmentAWARD9$132.31$1.2K
Mar 10, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentAWARD110$132.31$14.6K
Mar 10, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentTAX W/H50$132.31$6.6K
Mar 10, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOAWARD52$132.31$6.9K
Mar 10, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H8$132.31$1.1K
Feb 27, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentSELL4,106$132.08$542.3K
Feb 26, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentAWARD12,353
Feb 26, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD4,941
Feb 26, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOAWARD5,951
Feb 24, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentSELL1,351$131.46$177.6K
Feb 23, 2026Ulrich Phillip R.Executive Vice PresidentTAX W/H333$132.03$44.0K
Feb 23, 2026MIHALIK TREVOR IExecutive VP & CFOTAX W/H1,424$132.03$188.0K
Feb 23, 2026Fehrman WilliamCEO and PresidentTAX W/H1,241$132.03$163.8K
Feb 23, 2026Berntsen RobertExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H404$132.03$53.3K
Feb 23, 2026Knapp Alicia RPresident Nuclear DevelopmentTAX W/H416$132.03$54.9K
Feb 23, 2026Ferneau Kelly JExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H136$132.03$18.0K
Feb 23, 2026Eckert Johannes GExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H242$132.03$32.0K
Feb 23, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOTAX W/H169$132.03$22.3K
Feb 23, 2026Cannon Douglas APresident AEP TransmissionTAX W/H496$132.03$65.5K
Feb 17, 2026Dixon KateController, CAOAWARD1,919$130.24$249.9K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (57% buy). Based on 28 analysts: 6 strong buy, 10 buy, 12 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$144.33 mean target +11.7% upside Buy (1.96)
$129.00 Low $173.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$129.23
Target Low$129.00
Target Mean$144.33
Target Median$145.00
Target High$173.00
# Analysts21
RecommendationBuy (1.96)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.50 $1.32 $1.63 5.0% -0.5% 3↑ 6↓ $5.5B 9.1% 16
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.97 $1.74 $2.10 9.3% +0.3% 5↑ 3↓ $6.6B 9.9% 16
Current FY
2026-12-31
$6.36 $6.25 $6.46 6.5% -0.2% 12↑ 3↓ $23.5B 7.4% 23
Next FY
2027-12-31
$6.86 $6.72 $7.06 7.8% -0.4% 9↑ 4↓ $24.9B 6.1% 24

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.501
7d ago$1.501
30d ago$1.509-0.008
60d ago$1.485+0.016
90d ago$1.493+0.008
16 analyst firms have rated this stock: 4 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 29, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 15, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 7, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 6, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 6, 2026 Scotiabank MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
May 6, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 6, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 21, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 21, 2026 Truist Securities INITIATE Buy
Apr 20, 2026 Seaport Global UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Apr 15, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 13, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Mar 12, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 5, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 4, 2026 Ladenburg Thalmann UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Feb 27, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Sell Neutral
Feb 20, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 17, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Feb 13, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 13, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 13, 2026 Wolfe Research UPGRADE Peer Perform Outperform
Jan 22, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 20, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 12, 2026 B of A Securities DOWNGRADE Buy Neutral
Dec 17, 2025 UBS MAINTAIN Sell Sell

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 2026610120057%
May 1, 2026610120057%
Apr 1, 202669130054%
Mar 1, 202659140050%
Feb 1, 202649141046%
Jan 1, 202659131050%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
1 members of Congress traded this stock: 0 buys, 1 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Feb 26, 2026David TaylorRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000American Electric Power Co IncMar 9, 2026 (12d)
50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 2 bullish 2 bearish 4 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Mar 27, 2026140° Cool011
Mar 27, 2026140° Cool011
Mar 24, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 24, 2026160° Warm101

Recent Reddit Threads

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Jun 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 68.7% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 734,362 | Exempt: 7,000 | TRF Vol: 1,068,538 | Short Ratio: 68.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 56.8% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 586,162 | Exempt: 497 | TRF Vol: 1,031,152 | Short Ratio: 56.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 63.4% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 700,142 | Exempt: 5,046 | TRF Vol: 1,104,299 | Short Ratio: 63.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 55.8% short (0.6M / 1.1M)
Short: 593,564 | Exempt: 73 | TRF Vol: 1,062,948 | Short Ratio: 55.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
Enforcement
Geco Holding, LTD. v. West Penn Power Co.
Court ruling from Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Docket: 795 MDA 2025
May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 3.4M shares, 66,963 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 3,407,771 shares across 66,963 trades.
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 4.7M shares, 90,183 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 4,732,267 shares across 90,183 trades.
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 68.7% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 626,937 | Exempt: 3,474 | TRF Vol: 912,576 | Short Ratio: 68.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 9.1M shares, 158,387 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 9,053,514 shares across 158,387 trades.
May 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 56.7% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 463,202 | Exempt: 2,958 | TRF Vol: 816,731 | Short Ratio: 56.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
AEP Q1 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-05-05
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 4.2M shares, 90,070 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 4,161,374 shares across 90,070 trades.
Apr 29, 2026
Enforcement
In re Rev. of the Power-Purchase-Agreement Rider of Ohio Power Co. for 2018 and 2019
Court ruling from Ohio Supreme Court. Docket: 2024-1735
Apr 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 57.1% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 423,965 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 742,356 | Short Ratio: 57.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 57.8% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 405,128 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 700,946 | Short Ratio: 57.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: AEP — 3.3M shares, 78,751 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 3,264,759 shares across 78,751 trades.
Apr 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: AEP — 65.7% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 399,029 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 607,325 | Short Ratio: 65.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)