AEP
American Electric Power
Utilities · Electric Utilities · US
$129.14
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$70.8B
Total market value of the company
19.30
Reasonably valued
18.90
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+10.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
12.6%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$144.48
+12% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 21 analysts covering this stock
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. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, nuclear, natural gas, renewable, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources; owns, operates, maintains, and invests in transmission infrastructure; and engages in the retail supply, and wholesale energy trading and marketing businesses. It operates approximately 252,000 circuit miles of distribution lines; 38,000 circuit miles of transmission lines; and 25,000 MWs of regulated owned generating capacity. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

https://www.aep.com

Country: United States Employees: 17,581 Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
43.3% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
5.1% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
1.2% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$138.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
6.4%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
46.1th
Ranks in the top 54% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
67.0
Quality Score
46.0
Combined
38.5

Trading near fair value at $130 (estimated $138). Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 13% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
1.329
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
0.1015
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.983
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
26.0%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-13.1%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
1
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.55
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$139.44
7% below the year high
52W Low
$100.72
28% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,495,841
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
7.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
292.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$6.76
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.57
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
0.53
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.29
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
47.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
23.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-6,953,449,984
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$22.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$3.7B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
21
Target High
$173.00
Target Median
$144.48
Target Low
$131.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-02-27 Ulrich Phillip R. EVP Sale 4,106 $542,320
2026-02-24 Ferneau Kelly J EVP Sale 1,351 $177,602
2025-12-12 Fowke Benjamin G S III Dir Sale 5,000 $575,350
2025-11-14 Fowke Benjamin G S III Dir Sale 5,000 $607,900
2025-10-10 Fowke Benjamin G S III Dir Sale 5,000 $587,600
2025-10-02 Ferneau Kelly J EVP Sale 1,006 $112,672
2025-09-12 Fowke Benjamin G S III Dir Sale 5,000 $543,250
2025-08-15 Fowke Benjamin G S III Dir Sale 5,000 $559,950
2025-08-15 Ferneau Kelly J EVP Sale 3,428 $383,902
2025-06-17 Feinberg David Matthew EVP Sale 8,058 $819,821
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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