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American Electric Power

NSQ:AEP US0255371017
36
  • Value
    37
  • Growth
    68
  • Safety
    Safety
    36
  • Combined
    36
  • Sentiment
    39
  • 360° View
    360° View
    36
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Company Description

American Electric Power Company, Inc. is an electric public utility holding company providing generation, transmission, and distribution services. It operates in the utilities industry. The company serves customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $55,748 million and a revenue of $19,238 million with 16,330 employees. Profits were not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 36 (better than 36% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock American Electric Power are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for American Electric Power. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 68, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 68% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 37 means that the share price of American Electric Power is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 63% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 36, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 64% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 39, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 61% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Refinancing
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Electric Utilities
Size Large
Website aep.com
Index
NASDAQ 100
NASDAQ
S&P 500
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Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 47 57 55
Growth
68 37 63 33
Safety
Safety
36 23 22 22
Sentiment
39 87 43 69
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36 45 36 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
46 34 64 63
Opinions Change
50 49 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 69 87
Market Pulse
28 90 18 30
Sentiment
39 87 43 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 47 57 55
Growth
68 37 63 33
Safety Safety
36 23 22 22
Combined
36 17 46 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
44 39 40 46
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
26 53 66 65
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 38 51 41
Dividend Yield
61 57 61 61
Value
37 47 57 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
59 50 73 61
Profit Growth
91 41 54 48
Capital Growth
15 19 74 8
Stock Returns
69 67 33 51
Growth
68 37 63 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
41 28 18 18
Refinancing
10 10 24 28
Liquidity
75 72 63 57
Safety Safety
36 23 22 22

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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