World Investment Advisors Acquires 4,533 Shares of American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEP

World Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) by 26.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,841 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,533 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in American Electric Power were worth $2,518,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Czech National Bank increased its stake in American Electric Power by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 141,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,275,000 after purchasing an additional 5,314 shares in the last quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in American Electric Power during the fourth quarter valued at $32,032,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 293,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,869,000 after purchasing an additional 8,302 shares during the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in American Electric Power by 983.0% in the fourth quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 63,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,365,000 after purchasing an additional 57,977 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC grew its position in American Electric Power by 17.7% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 63,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,325,000 after purchasing an additional 9,532 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AEP shares. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on American Electric Power from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of American Electric Power from $141.00 to $138.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $132.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Argus increased their price target on shares of American Electric Power from $128.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $140.86.

American Electric Power Stock Up 0.0%

American Electric Power stock opened at $127.73 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.53. American Electric Power Company, Inc. has a 12 month low of $101.11 and a 12 month high of $139.44. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $125.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $6.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.72 billion. American Electric Power had a return on equity of 10.21% and a net margin of 16.29%.The business’s revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. American Electric Power has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.120-6.420 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that American Electric Power Company, Inc. will post 6.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th were given a dividend of $0.95 per share. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. American Electric Power’s dividend payout ratio is 55.80%.

About American Electric Power

American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP) is a major investor-owned electric utility headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, operating a diverse portfolio of power plants and an extensive high-voltage transmission network. AEP serves retail customers through its regulated utility subsidiaries and provides wholesale power and grid services across multiple regional markets in the United States.

Operations span the full utility value chain: AEP owns and operates generation assets that include fossil-fuel, natural gas, nuclear and hydropower facilities, and it has been adding renewable resources to its mix.