American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP)

AEP (NYSE:Utilities)
$49.25
neg -0.11
-0.22%
Today's Range: 49.10 - 49.49 | AEP Avg Daily Volume: 2,649,000
Last Update: 05/22/13 - 9:50 AM EDT
Volume: 129,701
YTD Performance: 15.65%
Open: $49.33
Previous Close: $49.36
52 Week Range: $37.67 - $51.60
Oustanding Shares: 486,045,098
Market Cap: 24,044,650,998
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for AEP
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 4 5 6 6
Moderate Buy 1 1 1 1
Hold 10 7 9 9
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 0 0
Mean Rec. 2.40 2.15 2.19 2.19
Latest Dividend: 0.49
Latest Dividend Yield: 3.96%
Dividend Ex-Date: 05/08/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 19.40
Price Earnings Comparisons:
AEP Sector Avg. S&P 500
19.40 19.40 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
8.82% 30.48% 56.90%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue -1.10 0.11 0.03
Net Income -35.10 -0.08 -0.03
EPS -35.30 -0.12 -0.04
Earnings for AEP:
EBITDA 4.87B
Revenue 14.95B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $0.80 $1.06 $3.16 $3.32
Number of Analysts 8 8 14 13
High Estimate $0.87 $1.18 $3.21 $3.52
Low Estimate $0.75 $0.99 $3.10 $3.25
Prior Year $0.77 $1.02 $3.09 $3.16
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 4.38% 4.04% 2.22% 5.21%
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ITMS
ITMS: It Is All About Bernanke, Bernanke, And More Bernanke http://t.co/zEpuvvBfj9 $XLU, $SO, $DUK, $AEP
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jeric0cruz
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SeekingAlpha
SeekingAlpha: Dangers Of Utility Investing: An Unappreciated Risk Is Growing Bigger Every Day http://t.co/NOAHMwId3D $AEP $AT $DUK $PCG $SCTY $SO
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TMFJLo
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3 days ago from web
harmongreg
harmongreg: $AEP reversing higher http://t.co/5383G8DjAC
4 days ago from StockTwits Web

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