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AEP · American Electric Power Co Inc

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$125.70 -0.57 (-0.45%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$68.39B
Shares
544.10M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$125.70 Open$126.19 Day$125.67–127.54 52W close$106.44–138.69 Avg vol 30d3.7M Short int31.4M · 5.8% float · 8.2d Short vol48% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −1%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −4%
      below
      RSI (14) 41
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 60%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −7%
      trailing
      6-month return −6%
      trailing
      YTD return +9%
      this year
      Relative strength −17%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $131 › 200d $127 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +171 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.78% of float · ▼ -4.5% MoM · 8.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,979 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 65
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +11%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +19%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $6.9B
      Valuation P/E 18.6
      below peers
      Balance sheet $47.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 19%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −11%
      past year
      ATR 1.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
      full-year 2026
      Operating earnings guidance Initiated $6.25 – $6.55
      GAAP earnings per share guidance Initiated $6.16 – $6.46
      prior FY $6.66 midpoint −5.3% Y/Y
      through 2030
      Annual operating earnings growth rate 7% – 9%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
      Operating earnings per share · full-year 2025 $5.75 – $5.95
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Earnings per share 2024
      guided $5.53 – $5.73
      $5.58 In line
      Operating guidance full year
      guided $5.24 – $5.34
      $4.24 Miss −19.8%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 5 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −4% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      41 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      60% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $131 › 200d $127 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +171 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.78% of float · ▼ -4.5% MoM · 8.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,979 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $106 Now $126 · 60% Range high $139
      vs 200-day avg -1% vs 50-day avg -4%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      contracted load growth through 2030 69 through 2030
      expected customer benefits from DOE loans and grants $1.4B over the life of the loans and grants
      expected customer savings from DOE loans $1B through lower interest costs
      incremental capital investments line of sight $10B forward
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP GAAP Earnings (Loss) 713M
      -8M Mark-to-Market Impact of Commodity Hedging Activities
      +22M Unified Tracker Mechanism Partial Disallowance
      +23M Wholesale Customer Contract Agreements
      -8M Income Tax Effect of Adjustments
      = Operating Earnings (Loss) (non-GAAP) 742M
      secured DOE loans $5B cumulative
      secured gas-fired turbine capacity 13 through 2031
      Total KWhs 26.38B Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
      weighted average basic common shares outstanding 544M second-quarter 2026
      cost offsets for existing customers realized over the life of the large load contracts $16B Q1 FY2026
      customer savings from loans and grants $600M Q1 FY2026
      five-year capital plan $78B Q1 FY2026
      Growth in AEP Texas new load commitments 41 Q1 FY2026
      miles of 765-kV transmission lines owned and operated 2,100 Q1 FY2026
      new load agreements signed during the first quarter 7 Q1 FY2026
      Operating EPS non-GAAP $1.64 Q1 FY2026
      Total transmission investment $33B Q1 FY2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Utilities - Regulated Electric — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      AEP
      American Electric Power Co Inc
      this stock
      $68.39B +9.0% +10.9% 18.6 5.8%
      NEE
      Nextera Energy Inc
      $179.15B +5.9% -7.1% 21.8 3.0%
      SO
      Southern Co
      $103.58B +4.9% +10.6% 23.5 3.2%
      DUK
      Duke Energy CORP
      $96.17B +4.7% +35.1% 18.9 2.1%
      NGG
      National Grid PLC
      $81.09B +4.2% 0.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,979
      % held
      92.7%
      Net QoQ
      +56.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      910
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      31.4M
      Days to cover
      8.2d
      Change
      -1.5M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      48%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      63
      Value
      $8.4K
      As of
      Jul 17, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      35.8%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      David J. Taylor
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 5, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $21.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.5B
      EPS diluted
      $6.66
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $542.3K
      Shares
      4.1K
      Filed
      Feb 27, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      AEP +0.3% -6.8% -6.1% -1.7% +9.0%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +2.2% -10.1% -17.2% -3.8% -2.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.95 / share · ex Aug 10, 2026
      Raised 2.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.80 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.02%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 4904 CUSIP 025537101 13F (30d) 1591 filings 1556 filers