American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)
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.
Scored against other Utilities stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
American Electric Power is right in the middle: the good and the not-so-good roughly cancel out.
- What's working
- Nothing stands out as a clear strength right now.
- Worth watching
- Its price is high compared with other utilities, given its sales and profits.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 21 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About American Electric Power Company, Inc.
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…
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Employees
- 17,581
- Headquarters
- Columbus, OH
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 22.0 — lower than 10% of Utilities peers
P/B 2.2 — lower than 20% of Utilities peers
P/S 3.0 — lower than 50% of Utilities peers
EV/EBITDA 13.7 — lower than 40% of Utilities peers
EV/Revenue 5.4 — lower than 60% of Utilities peers
PEG 2.3 — lower than 30% of Utilities peers
FCF yield -8.7% — higher than 50% of Utilities peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 46.4% — higher than 50% of Utilities peers
Operating margin 23.3% — higher than 50% of Utilities peers
Net margin 13.8% — higher than 30% of Utilities peers
ROE 10.1% — higher than 70% of Utilities peers
ROA 3.0% — higher than 60% of Utilities peers
Free cash flow is -191% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 1.6 — lower than 50% of Utilities peers
Current ratio 0.50 — higher than 10% of Utilities peers
Quick ratio 0.28 — higher than 30% of Utilities peers
Cash/debt 0.01 — higher than 50% of Utilities peers
Debt/EBITDA 5.93 — lower than 50% of Utilities peers
Growth
Revenue growth 7.0% YoY — higher than 60% of Utilities peers
Earnings growth -43.2% YoY — higher than 20% of Utilities peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 65.5% — somewhat unusual vs Utilities peers
Institutions net sold, -1.4% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.0% of shares outstanding
5.4% of float sold short
Momentum
Mixed vs its moving averages
52% of the way from its 52-week low to high