American Electric Power (AEP) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP):

• 9/21/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $139.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 9/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 9/18/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $135.00 to $128.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/9/2026 – American Electric Power had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 8/27/2026 – American Electric Power had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 8/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $139.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/17/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $146.00 to $139.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $148.00 to $142.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $138.00 to $129.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $141.00 to $135.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th were paid a $0.95 dividend. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. American Electric Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.18%.

Insider Transactions at American Electric Power

In other American Electric Power news, CAO Kate Dixon sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total transaction of $250,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 15,856 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,982,000. The trade was a 11.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

American Electric Power Company, Inc (NASDAQ:AEP) is an electric utility holding company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers. Its operations include regulated electric utilities, power generation facilities and one of the largest electricity transmission networks in the United States.

AEP provides energy delivery and related utility services through operating companies serving customers across Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.