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American Electric Power Company Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of American Electric Power Company Inc. is $52.89B. A total of 2.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.81M 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
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. American Electric Power Company Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.83. AEP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/8/2024 when it declared a $0.93 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/9/2024. The AEP stock dividend was $0.88 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AEP has a high of $105.18 and a low of $73.75.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.63.
