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American Electric Power

NSQ:AEP US0255371017
54
  • Value
    35
  • Growth
    68
  • Safety
    Safety
    32
  • Combined
    30
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    54
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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 54 (better than 54% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock American Electric Power are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above 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. This means that growth is higher than for 68% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 35, which means that the share price of American Electric Power is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 65% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 32, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 68% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...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: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
35 47 57 55
Growth
68 37 63 33
Safety
Safety
32 23 22 22
Sentiment
65 87 43 69
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54 45 36 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
49 34 64 63
Opinions Change
70 49 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 69 87
Market Pulse
45 90 18 30
Sentiment
65 87 43 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
35 47 57 55
Growth
68 37 63 33
Safety Safety
32 23 22 22
Combined
30 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)
30 53 66 65
Price vs. Book (P/B)
27 38 51 41
Dividend Yield
61 57 61 61
Value
35 47 57 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
54 50 73 61
Profit Growth
91 41 54 48
Capital Growth
12 19 74 8
Stock Returns
79 67 33 51
Growth
68 37 63 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
42 28 18 18
Refinancing
7 10 24 28
Liquidity
75 72 63 57
Safety Safety
32 23 22 22

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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