AEP:NYE-American Electric Power Company Inc. (USD)

EQUITY | Utilities - Regulated Electric | New York Stock Exchange

Last Closing

USD 103.49

Change

+0.96 (+0.94)%

Market Cap

USD 29.10B

Volume

3.90M

Analyst Target

USD 92.88
Analyst Rating

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American Electric Power Co Inc is a public utility holding company, through its subsidiaries, provides electric service, consisting of generation, transmission and distribution, on an integrated basis to its retail customers.

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Largest Industry Peers for Utilities - Regulated Electric

Symbol Name Price(Change) Market Cap
LNT Alliant Energy Corp

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USD 16.05B
EVRG Evergy, Inc.

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USD 15.40B
MGEE MGE Energy Inc

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USD 3.32B
VIASP Via Renewables Inc

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EXC Exelon Corporation

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NWE NorthWestern Corporation

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XEL Xcel Energy Inc

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ETFs Containing AEP

JHMU John Hancock Exchange-Tra.. 6.02 % 0.46 %

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USD 0.02B
URAN Themes Uranium & Nuclear .. 5.58 % 0.00 %

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USD 5.20M
SXLU:SW SPDR S&P U.S. Utilities S.. 4.78 % 0.00 %

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QQLV Invesco QQQ Low Volatilit.. 4.50 % 0.00 %

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ZAP Global X U.S. Electrifica.. 4.43 % 0.00 %

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UPW ProShares Ultra Utilities 3.27 % 0.95 %

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USD 0.02B
WUTI:SW SPDR® MSCI World Utiliti.. 3.05 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.04B
XDWU:SW Xtrackers MSCI World Util.. 3.04 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.45B
XWUS:LSE Xtrackers MSCI World Util.. 3.04 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.45B
INFR:SW iShares Global Infrastruc.. 2.02 % 0.00 %

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IGF iShares Global Infrastruc.. 1.72 % 0.46 %

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USD 7.04B
JKI 1.03 % 0.30 %

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COMT iShares GSCI Commodity Dy.. 0.00 % 0.48 %

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USD 0.65B
FLM 0.00 % 0.70 %

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FUTY Fidelity® MSCI Utilities.. 0.00 % 0.08 %

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USD 1.81B
JXI iShares Global Utilities .. 0.00 % 0.46 %

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MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Matu.. 0.00 % 0.42 %

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USD 13.23B
GLIF 0.00 % 0.00 %

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SDP ProShares UltraShort Util.. 0.00 % 0.95 %

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VPU Vanguard Utilities Index .. 0.00 % 0.10 %

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XLU Utilities Select Sector S.. 0.00 % 0.13 %

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USD 18.68B
MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Matu.. 0.00 % 0.56 %

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USD 13.23B
UTSL Direxion Daily Utilities .. 0.00 % 0.96 %

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USD 0.03B
IUSU:LSE iShares V Public Limited .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.51B
IUUS:LSE iShares S&P 500 Utilities.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.51B
SXLU:LSE SPDR S&P U.S. Utilities S.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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WUTI:LSE SPDR® MSCI World Utiliti.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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XLPE:LSE Xtrackers LPX Private Equ.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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XDWU:LSE Xtrackers MSCI World Util.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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XDWU:F Xtrackers (IE) Public Lim.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.13B
ZPDU:F SPDR S&P U.S. Utilities S.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.03B
2B7A:XETRA iShares S&P 500 Utilities.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.24B
IUSU:XETRA iShares $ Treasury Bond 1.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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XDWU:XETRA db x-trackers MSCI World .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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ZPDU:XETRA SPDR S&P U.S. Utilities S.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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QINF:CA Mackenzie Global Infrastr.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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CAD 0.01B
FLYT 0.00 % 0.00 %

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IMCV iShares Morningstar Mid-C.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.67B

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Utilities - Regulated Electric) Market Performance vs. Exchange (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 12.21% 86% B+ 82% B
Dividend Return 1.01% 33% F 53% F
Total Return 13.22% 86% B+ 82% B
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 14.67% 43% F 73% C
Dividend Return 3.04% 57% F 62% D
Total Return 17.71% 29% F 75% C
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 21.40% 67% D+ 57% F
Dividend Return 18.16% 67% D+ 58% F
Total Return 39.55% 67% D+ 57% F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 5.13% 100% F 58% F
Dividend Return 8.55% 86% B+ 62% D
Total Return 3.42% 43% F 73% C
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 14.76% 71% C- 84% B
Risk Adjusted Return 57.93% 100% F 83% B
Market Capitalization 29.10B 100% F 98% N/A

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Utilities - Regulated Electric) Ratio vs. Market (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 41.50 75% 45%
Price/Book Ratio 2.01 67% 45%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 8.09 67% 33%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 12.30 67% 30%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 10.42% 50% 78%
Return on Invested Capital 6.19% 75% 69%
Return on Assets 2.89% 50% 76%
Debt to Equity Ratio 145.89% 33% 14%

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Quarterly Financials (USD)

Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Superior risk adjusted returns

This stock has performed well, on a risk adjusted basis, compared to its sector peers(for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile.

Superior capital utilization

The company management has delivered better return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Underpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

High dividend returns

The stock has outperformed its sector peers on average annual dividend returns basis in the past 5 years (for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile. This can be a good buy, especially if it is outperforming on total return basis , for investors seeking high income yields.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

What to not like:
Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Poor return on assets

The company management has delivered below median return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Poor return on equity

The company management has delivered below median return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

Low Earnings Growth

This stock has shown below median earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector