AEP · American Electric Power Company Inc

NASDAQ Utilities Large Cap Clavix A-
125.09−2.05  (−1.61%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$69.21B
P/E22.04
Float544.2M
Beta0.46
Volatility11.5%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorUtilities
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityLow
Clavix score85.2
Price125.09
Change−1.61%
Prev Close127.14
Open125.11
Day Low124.56
Day High127.40
Avg Vol3
Avg $ Vol$402.7M
52W High140.58
52W Low112.54
52W Pos44.8%
From High−11.02%
From Low+11.15%
Max DD 1Y−15.23%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+3.12%
SMA 50+1.98%
SMA 200−1.94%
RSI (14)66.5
Vol 30D14.8%
Vol 90D17.9%
1Y Range113–141
Daily bars899
Perf Week+3.53%
Perf Month+4.54%
Perf Quarter−2.98%
Perf Half Y−4.61%
Perf Year+8.18%
Perf YTD+8.01%
Prev Day−1.61%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq1.52
Curr Ratio0.45
Int Cover2.8×
FCF Margin32.0%
Rev Growth+10.9%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageHigh
Sector rank8 / 33

What AEP does

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.

It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments.

The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, nuclear, natural gas, renewable, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources; owns, operates, maintains, and invests in transmission infrastructure; and engages in the retail supply, and wholesale energy trading and marketing businesses.

It operates approximately 252,000 circuit miles of distribution lines; 38,000 circuit miles of transmission lines; and 25,000 MWs of regulated owned generating capacity.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-85.2/100

AEP grades A-, 85.2 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (72), most exposed on News Sentiment (54, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 8 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

AEPUtilities median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.460.51
Volatilityannualized11.5%12.7%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−15.2%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.72%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions5 (2%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

AEP
127.14

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

AEP

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

AEPUtilities median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.460.51
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketLowLow 73% of 33

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 24Moderate 5High 4Very High 0

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Utilities names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Utilities33 companies ranked
AEP
#8 of 33

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

AEP
1 week+3.5%
1 month+4.5%
Year to date+8.0%
1 year+8.2%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

AEP
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 19 Aug
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish62
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4021 · 8
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening21 ↑ 8 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
1.52sector median 1.68 · 33 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.45sector median 0.77 · 33 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
32.0%sector median 4.1% · 32 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
2.8×sector median 2.7× · 32 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 33 Utilities names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

AEP
Revenue growthyear over year+10.9%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Utilities median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

AEP announced a joint development agreement with X-energy and Amazon to evaluate building a 960-megawatt advanced nuclear power project at a former coal plant site in Sullivan County, Indiana, with the power expected to flow to Indiana Michigan Power customers.

Source PRNewsWire Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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American Electric Power (AEP) has agreed to buy up to 1.6 GW of linear generators from Mainspring. Separately, AEP expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW fuel cell project in Wyoming built by Bloom Energy, with Google under contract to buy the power.

Source utilitydive.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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AEP is investing $4 billion to build a 702-megawatt fuel cell facility near Cheyenne, Wyoming, using Bloom Energy technology to supply power to Google, with the site expected to be fully operational by the end of 2028.

Source power-technology.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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AEP plans to spend $4 billion on a 702-megawatt fuel cell power plant near Cheyenne, Wyoming, using Bloom Energy technology, with the facility expected to be running by the end of 2028 and intended to supply electricity to Google.

Source qz.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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AEP plans to invest about $4 billion in a fuel cell power project in Wyoming using Bloom Energy's technology, and Google has agreed to buy the electricity under a long-term 20-year contract.

Source techmeme.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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