美国电力（AEP）定于周四公布财报|美国电力_新浪财经

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP – Get Rating) is scheduled to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, February 23rd. Analysts expect American Electric Power to post earnings of $1.00 per share for the quarter. Persons that are interested in registering for the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

American Electric Power Stock Performance

Shares of AEP stock opened at $90.92 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.79. American Electric Power has a fifty-two week low of $80.30 and a fifty-two week high of $105.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $94.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.07. The company has a market capitalization of $46.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.82, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.44.

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American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 10th will be given a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 9th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.65%. American Electric Power's payout ratio is currently 68.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Electric Power

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Penserra Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Electric Power in the first quarter worth $27,000. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Electric Power during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Fairfield Bush & CO. purchased a new stake in shares of American Electric Power during the first quarter valued at $40,000. Covington Capital Management boosted its position in shares of American Electric Power by 200.0% during the third quarter. Covington Capital Management now owns 450 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Worth Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Electric Power during the first quarter valued at $71,000. 74.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on AEP. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on American Electric Power from $110.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 2nd. Mizuho decreased their target price on American Electric Power from $104.00 to $101.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 16th. Bank of America downgraded American Electric Power from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $101.00 to $98.00 in a report on Monday, December 19th. Credit Suisse Group upped their target price on American Electric Power from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, December 16th. Finally, Cfra decreased their target price on American Electric Power from $105.00 to $93.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, American Electric Power has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $101.18.

American Electric Power Company Profile

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American Electric Power Co, Inc engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation and Marketing. The Vertically Integrated Utilities segment covers the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers.