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The Critical Facts About American Electric Power Company Today

Large-cap Utilities company American Electric Power Company has logged a -0.5% change today on a trading volume of 634,973. The average volume for the stock is 3,728,823.

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. Based in Columbus, United States the company has 16,974 full time employees and a market cap of $42,033,270,784. American Electric Power Company currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 4.1% per year.

The company is now trading -8.09% away from its average analyst target price of $86.97 per share. The 16 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $74.5 to $99.0, and on average give American Electric Power Company a rating of buy.

Over the last 12 months AEP shares have declined by -15.0%, which represents a difference of -37.9% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $98.32 per share and its 52 week low is $69.38. With its net margins declining an average -0.4% over the last 6 years, American Electric Power Company declining profitability gives us reason to believe its stock price will continue to underwhelm.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 19,286,200 2,258,200 12 0.0
2022 19,639,500 2,307,200 12 -20.0
2021 16,792,000 2,488,100 15 0.0
2020 14,918,500 2,200,100 15 25.0
2019 15,561,400 1,921,100 12 0.0
2018 16,195,700 1,931,300 12
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