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

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

American Electric Power Stock Performance

NASDAQ AEP traded up $0.96 on Friday, hitting $101.95. 891,986 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,277,741. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $95.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.92. American Electric Power has a 12 month low of $79.01 and a 12 month high of $105.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.42, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.58.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.24. American Electric Power had a return on equity of 11.41% and a net margin of 13.48%. During the same quarter in the prior 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 Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a $0.93 dividend. This represents a $3.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is currently 74.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AEP has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on American Electric Power from $91.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Guggenheim raised shares of American Electric Power from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $102.00 price objective (down previously from $109.00) on shares of American Electric Power in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley cut 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 report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target 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.