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Stocks Info
AEP belongs to the Utilities sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of American Electric Power Company Inc. is $52.44B. A total of 3.0 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.72M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Beasley J Barnie bought 3,218 shares of AEP for 98.95 per share on Aug 01 ’24. In a previous transaction on Jul 30 ’24, Risch Therace bought 5,274 shares at 97.98 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Smyth Antonio P disposed of 4,898 shares on Jun 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $90.00. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 6,446 shares of AEP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Hall Greg B sold 5,880 shares at $88.25 per share on May 31 ’24. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 6,385.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. American Electric Power Company Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.57%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.66. AEP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/9/2024 when it declared a $0.88 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5/9/2024. The AEP stock dividend was $0.88 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AEP has a high of $104.41 and a low of $69.38.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. AEP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $623.80M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $36.66B in debt and $12.43B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $49.13, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $22.68B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AEP is Buy with a score of 3.56.
