Analyzing American Electric Power Stock Performance

By Tamara Parker • Wednesday, April 30 09:56 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Utilities company American Electric Power has moved -1.7% so far today on a volume of 798,205, compared to its average of 4,217,734. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -2.0%.

American Electric Power trades -0.18% away from its average analyst target price of $106.88 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $95.0 to $117.0, and on average have given American Electric Power a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying AEP should be aware of the facts below:

American Electric Power's current price is 33.7% above its Graham number of $79.79, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
American Electric Power has moved 23.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 10.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.58, American Electric Power has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.1 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
AEP has a forward P/E ratio of 18.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.89 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.11 compared to its sector average of 2.36
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, the company has 16,330 full time employees and a market cap of $56.97 Billion. American Electric Power currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.3%.

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