AEP
Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.
Research, not advice.
À propos
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
- Nom
- American Electric Power Company, Inc.
- Secteur
- Utilities
- Industrie
- Regulated Electric
- Bourse
- NASDAQ
- Capitalisation
- $70.6B
- Employés
- 17,581
- PDG
- William J. Fehrman
- Site web
- https://www.aep.com
- Marché
- DDUKEIXETREXCIDA
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as a prominent electric utility holding company, with its core business encompassing the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity. Serving both retail and wholesale clients across the United States, AEP organizes its extensive operations into several key segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing. The firm produces its electrical power from a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including coal, lignite, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, and wind power, alongside other emerging technologies. Beyond direct consumer sales, AEP also functions as a major wholesale electricity supplier, providing power to other utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and various other participants within the energy market. Incorporated in 1906, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Columbus, Ohio.
Price (1 year)
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VENTE TOTALE: 2000 titres (~250000 USD)
- Insiders
- Dixon Kate
- Total bought
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Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Total sold
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$250,000
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $125.00 vs last close —
Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.
$250,000 of that total is under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. It is shown here and left out of the score.
- Last activity
- 2026-09-08
- Last synced
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2026-10-06 10:56:08
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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Dixon Kate | Sell · S · 10b5-1 | 2,000 | $125.00 | $250,000 | Form 4 |
Sales marked 10b5-1 are scheduled in advance and don't count toward the Quorum score. Les ventes marquées 10b5-1 sont planifiées à l'avance et ne pèsent pas dans le score Quorum.
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.
| Date | Member | Side | Amount range | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | David Taylor | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2026-08-26 | David Taylor | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2026-08-25 | David Taylor | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | David Taylor | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-06-05 | David J. Taylor | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-02-26 | David J. Taylor | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-01-16 | David J. Taylor | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-11-03 | David J. Taylor | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-10-06 | Richard Ray Larsen | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-09-22 | David J. Taylor | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-03-24 | George Whitesides | Sale (Full) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2025-03-10 | David J. Taylor | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-12-06 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-09-04 | John James | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-11-10 | John James | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-05-26 | Zoe Lofgren | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-05-25 | Zoe Lofgren | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-10-12 | Kathy E. Manning | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-03-10 | Scott Franklin | Sale (Full) | $100,001 - $250,000 |
| 2022-03-10 | Scott Franklin | Sale (Full) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2021-11-02 | Dwight Evans | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2021-09-30 | Zoe Lofgren | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-10-29 | Dwight Evans | Sale (Partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-10-21 | John Henry Rutherford | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-04-06 | K. Michael Conaway | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2020-03-23 | Zoe Lofgren | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-03-18 | K. Michael Conaway | Sale (Full) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2020-03-02 | Dwight Evans | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-10-15 | Dwight Evans | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-03-25 | Van Taylor | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-03-04 | Van Taylor | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-01-14 | Peter Visclosky | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2018-12-21 | K. Michael Conaway | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2018-11-21 | K. Michael Conaway | Sale (Partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2017-07-17 | John Henry Rutherford | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.
AEP shows improving operational fundamentals and expanding margins, but a critically low liquidity score (35) driven by a current ratio below 0.5 and elevated debt-to-EBITDA creates a fragile financial foundation.
The first sentence of the analysis written for AEP on 2026-10-06 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Unavailable or mixed. – Insider: neutral. All sales (≈ $250K) were pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 trades, excluded from the score. No open-market buys or discretionary sales. – Initiés : neutre. Toutes les ventes (≈ $250K) sont sous plan 10b5-1 préétabli, exclues du score. Aucun achat ni vente discrétionnaire.
- Congress Supports a bullish reading. 3 purchase disclosures year to date
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 0.45 · operating margin 24% — readings disagree
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.8% | 31.9% | 29.0% | 25.2% | 28.1% | |
| Ebit Margin | 26.9% | 23.6% | 20.7% | 19.7% | 22.3% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 42.9% | 40.6% | 37.2% | 36.8% | 40.6% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 24.3% | 23.9% | 21.3% | 17.6% | 19.6% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 17.6% | 14.7% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 15.7% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 17.0% | 14.9% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.4% | 14.9% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 16.4% | 14.9% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.455 | 0.445 | 0.525 | 0.511 | 0.628 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.333 | 0.313 | 0.363 | 0.409 | 0.549 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.083 | 0.084 | 0.076 | 0.081 | 0.085 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.020 | 0.016 | 0.028 | 0.038 | 0.032 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 17.314 | 16.470 | 19.066 | 21.053 | 17.901 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.915 | 0.524 | -3.439 | -2.275 | 1.500 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.915 | 0.524 | -3.439 | -2.275 | 1.500 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 17.314 | 16.529 | 19.156 | 21.147 | 17.938 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.895 | 0.523 | -3.440 | -2.232 | 1.468 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.922 | 1.815 | 1.669 | 2.034 | 1.985 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 2.747 | 2.455 | 2.175 | 2.516 | 2.679 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 8.781 | -50.596 | -16.897 | -32.740 | -23.143 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 8.617 | 7.185 | 8.409 | 9.191 | 11.597 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.429 | 0.444 | 0.451 | 0.445 | 0.418 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.613 | 1.698 | 1.727 | 1.740 | 1.634 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.617 | 0.629 | 0.633 | 0.635 | 0.620 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.589 | 0.593 | 0.599 | 0.590 | 0.583 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 3.765 | 3.826 | 3.830 | 3.909 | 3.908 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -3.008 | -3.131 | -3.232 | -3.478 | -3.262 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.522 | 0.523 | 0.433 | 0.399 | 0.309 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.319 | 0.342 | 0.259 | 0.274 | 0.231 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.981 | -0.142 | -0.498 | -0.281 | -0.501 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.340 | 1.054 | 1.003 | 0.888 | 1.113 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.610 | 2.563 | 2.284 | 2.442 | 2.736 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 1.433 | 1.161 | 0.942 | 0.801 | 0.805 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.138 | 0.149 | 0.115 | 0.127 | 0.105 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 53.415 | 0.876 | 0.668 | 0.781 | 0.666 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.248 | 0.703 | 0.541 | 0.628 | 0.527 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.561 | 0.642 | 0.797 | 0.713 | 0.611 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.752 | 11.670 | 11.856 | 12.633 | 11.967 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 31.8% | ▼-0.1% | ▲2.6% |
| Ebit Margin | 26.9% | ▲3.3% | ▲4.2% |
| Ebitda Margin | 42.9% | ▲2.3% | ▲3.3% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 24.3% | ▲0.4% | ▲3.0% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 17.6% | ▲2.8% | ▲3.2% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 17.0% | ▲2.0% | ▲2.9% |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.4% | ▲1.5% | ▲2.5% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 16.4% | ▲1.5% | ▲2.5% |
| Current Ratio | 0.455 | ▲0.010 | ▼-0.058 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.333 | ▲0.020 | ▼-0.061 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.083 | ▼-0.000 | ▲0.002 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.020 | ▲0.004 | ▼-0.007 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 17.314 | ▲0.844 | ▼-1.047 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.915 | ▲0.391 | ▲1.470 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.915 | ▲0.391 | ▲1.470 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 17.314 | ▲0.785 | ▼-1.103 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.894 | ▲0.372 | ▲1.452 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.922 | ▲0.107 | ▲0.037 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 2.747 | ▲0.292 | ▲0.233 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 8.781 | ▲59.377 | ▲31.700 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 8.617 | ▲1.431 | ▼-0.383 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.428 | ▼-0.015 | ▼-0.009 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.613 | ▼-0.085 | ▼-0.069 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.617 | ▼-0.012 | ▼-0.010 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.589 | ▼-0.004 | ▼-0.001 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 3.765 | ▼-0.060 | ▼-0.082 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -3.008 | ▲0.123 | ▲0.214 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.522 | ▼-0.002 | ▲0.085 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.319 | ▼-0.023 | ▲0.034 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.981 | ▲1.123 | ▲1.069 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.340 | ▲0.286 | ▲0.261 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.610 | ▲0.047 | ▲0.083 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 1.433 | ▲0.272 | ▲0.405 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.138 | ▼-0.011 | ▲0.011 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 53.415 | ▲52.540 | ▲42.134 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.248 | ▲2.545 | ▲2.118 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.561 | ▼-0.081 | ▼-0.104 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.752 | ▲0.081 | ▼-0.224 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $59.83B | $48.89B | $42.15B | $48.60B | $44.53B | |
| Enterprise value | $109.81B | $94.45B | $85.42B | $89.67B | $80.79B | |
| EV / Sales | 5.04x | 4.74x | 4.41x | 4.64x | 4.86x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 15.81x | 13.88x | 17.04x | 16.96x | 21.04x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 16.11x | -97.74x | -34.25x | -60.41x | -41.98x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.75x | 11.67x | 11.86x | 12.63x | 11.97x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.35x | 5.63x | 6.01x | 5.79x | 5.37x | |
| Current ratio | 0.46x | 0.45x | 0.53x | 0.51x | 0.63x | |
| Income quality | 1.94x | 2.29x | 2.27x | 2.29x | 1.54x | |
| Graham number | $97 | $80 | $68 | $69 | $71 | |
| Graham net-net | -$157 | -$137 | -$131 | -$129 | -$125 | |
| Tax burden | 93.6% | 101.0% | 97.4% | 99.8% | 95.6% | |
| Interest burden | 65.3% | 62.5% | 56.4% | 60.6% | 70.3% | |
| Working capital | -$7.26B | -$7.22B | -$5.50B | -$6.49B | -$4.62B | |
| Invested capital | $85.83B | $75.83B | $71.86B | $67.55B | $62.01B | |
| Return on assets | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.8% | |
| Operating ROA | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 3.9% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.8% | |
| Return on equity | 11.5% | 11.0% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 11.1% | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% | |
| Earnings yield | 6.0% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.6% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 11.4% | -2.0% | -5.9% | -3.1% | -4.3% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 1.9% | 114.2% | 149.8% | 128.1% | 150.1% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 3.7% | 229.0% | 235.5% | 206.1% | 189.2% | |
| Capex / Sales | 0.6% | 39.0% | 38.7% | 35.1% | 34.7% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 48d | 48d | 46d | 50d | 43d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 84d | 71d | 54d | 67d | 63d | |
| Operating cycle | 88d | 94d | 96d | 85d | 73d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 4d | 23d | 42d | 17d | 10d |
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Recent news
- 2026-10-05 American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEP Shares Sold by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. decreased its holdings in American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) by 22.5% in the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 700,054 shares of the company''s stock after selling 203,738 shares during the quarter. American
- 2026-10-05 Eastern Bank Grows Holdings in American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEP Eastern Bank boosted its holdings in American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 431,974 shares of the company''s stock after buying an additional 7,762 shares during the
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- 2026-09-15 Bank of America Corp DE Purchases Shares of 12,269,851 American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEP Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 12,269,851 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $1,678,638,000. Bank of America
- 2026-09-09 Baird Financial Group Inc. Sells 15,798 Shares of American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEP Baird Financial Group Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEP) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 625,314 shares of the company''s stock after selling 15,798 shares during the