AEP · American Electric Power Company Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $67.89B |
| P/E | 21.61 |
| Float | 544.2M |
| Beta | 0.47 |
| Volatility | 11.7% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 84 |
| Price | 124.47 |
| Change | −0.19% |
| Prev Close | 124.71 |
| Open | 123.75 |
| Day Low | 123.65 |
| Day High | 125.32 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $431.6M |
| 52W High | 140.58 |
| 52W Low | 105.70 |
| 52W Pos | 53.8% |
| From High | −11.46% |
| From Low | +17.76% |
| Max DD 1Y | −12.80% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +0.36% |
| SMA 50 | −3.91% |
| SMA 200 | −1.95% |
| RSI (14) | 47.3 |
| Vol 30D | 18.3% |
| Vol 90D | 21.3% |
| 1Y Range | 106–141 |
| Daily bars | 866 |
| Perf Week | +1.63% |
| Perf Month | −1.39% |
| Perf Quarter | −2.41% |
| Perf Half Y | −5.43% |
| Perf Year | +14.79% |
| Perf YTD | +7.48% |
| Prev Day | −0.19% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 1.52 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.45 |
| Int Cover | 2.8× |
| FCF Margin | 32.0% |
| Rev Growth | +0.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 17 / 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 dayAEP grades A-, 84 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (70), most exposed on Sector Resilience (58, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 17 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| AEP | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.47 | 0.50 |
| Volatilityannualized | 11.7% | 12.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −12.8% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.68% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 52% | — |
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
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
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| AEP | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.47 | 0.50 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low73% of 33 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
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
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| AEP | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.6% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| Year to date | +7.5% |
| 1 year | +14.8% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| AEP | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 23 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 62 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 19 · 6 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 19 ↑ 6 ↓ |
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
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 | +0.1% |
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.
Against Utilities
33 companies| Metric | AEP | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.47 | 0.50 | |
| Volatility | 11.7% | 12.6% | |
| P/E | 21.61 | 20.94 | |
| Debt / equity | 1.52 | 1.64 | |
| Current ratio | 0.45 | 0.77 | |
| FCF margin | 32.0% | 2.8% | |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× | 2.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openIndiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of AEP, has proposed a $59 million cut to electricity rates for Indiana residential customers, saving roughly $100 per household annually. The utility says the savings are possible because large customers like data centers are driving up its revenue.
AEP's Indiana Michigan Power subsidiary has proposed cutting Indiana customer bills by about $59 million in 2027, paired with a three-year freeze on residential rates. The utility says rising electricity demand, including from data centers, is creating the room for those savings.
AEP Ohio, a subsidiary of AEP, has secured $18 million in funding commitments from five data center operators, Meta, QTS, Amazon, SoftBank Energy, and Google, for a customer bill assistance program.
A short article reports that Oklahoma Rep. Tom Gann asked a court to invalidate bonds related to Winter Storm Uri and to order refunds of related charges and rate increases to PSO customers. No ruling or outcome is mentioned.
AEP Ohio and data center companies have announced additional bill assistance funding, but the article body provides no substantive details about the funding amount, participating companies, or program mechanics.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | A- | $58.74B | 23.12 | 0.61 | Compare |
| SRE | Sempra | A | $55.30B | 24.11 | 0.57 | Compare |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | A- | $50.29B | 27.50 | 0.45 | Compare |
| VST | Vistra Corp | C+ | $49.74B | 21.81 | 1.38 | Compare |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | A- | $48.84B | 21.12 | 0.37 | Compare |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | A- | $94.66B | 18.00 | 0.33 | Compare |
| EXC | Exelon Corp | A- | $45.97B | 16.52 | 0.25 | Compare |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Corp | C+ | $101.0B | 28.49 | 1.12 | Compare |
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