Q1 2025 Earnings Estimate for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) Issued By Zacks Research

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for American Electric Power in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.38 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.37. The consensus estimate for American Electric Power’s current full-year earnings is $5.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Electric Power’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.74 billion. American Electric Power had a net margin of 13.52% and a return on equity of 11.31%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.13 EPS.

AEP has been the subject of a number of other reports. Scotiabank lifted their target price on American Electric Power from $99.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded American Electric Power from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $73.00 to $86.00 in a report on Thursday, June 6th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of American Electric Power from $101.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, American Electric Power has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $94.77.

American Electric Power Stock Performance

American Electric Power stock opened at $103.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.65. The company has a market capitalization of $54.35 billion, a PE ratio of 19.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $95.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.41. American Electric Power has a fifty-two week low of $69.38 and a fifty-two week high of $104.41.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Electric Power

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEP. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Electric Power during the second quarter worth about $12,671,000. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in American Electric Power during the second quarter worth about $203,000. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in American Electric Power during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,297,000. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in American Electric Power by 12.3% in the second quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 5,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 559 shares during the period. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC boosted its position in American Electric Power by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 19,290 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,689,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.24% of the company’s stock.

American Electric Power Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th will be given a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 9th. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is 65.31%.

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.