LADENBURG THALM/SH SH 开始报道美国电力（纳斯达克股票代码：AEP）_新浪财经

LADENBURG THALM/SH SH assumed coverage on shares of American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP – Get Rating) in a research note published on Monday, The Fly reports. The firm issued a sell rating and a $82.50 price objective on the stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $109.00 to $103.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 2nd. Cfra boosted their price objective on shares of American Electric Power from $93.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Friday, February 24th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of American Electric Power from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research note on Friday, December 16th. StockNews.com began coverage on American Electric Power in a research report on Friday, March 17th. They set a hold rating on the stock. Finally, Credit Suisse Group raised their price objective on American Electric Power from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research report on Friday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $98.96.

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American Electric Power Price Performance

Shares of AEP stock opened at $94.54 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. American Electric Power has a 12-month low of $80.30 and a 12-month high of $105.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $90.41 and a 200-day moving average of $91.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.45.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 23rd. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $4.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.26 billion. American Electric Power had a net margin of 11.77% and a return on equity of 10.75%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that American Electric Power will post 5.27 earnings per share for the current year.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 10th were paid a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 9th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.51%. American Electric Power's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 73.61%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP David Matthew Feinberg sold 3,997 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.69, for a total transaction of $366,484.93. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 11,871 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,451.99. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, EVP David Matthew Feinberg sold 3,997 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.69, for a total transaction of $366,484.93. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 11,871 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,088,451.99. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Greg B. Hall sold 884 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.99, for a total transaction of $80,435.16. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,331 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $667,047.69. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 67,894 shares of company stock valued at $6,090,385 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Electric Power in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Penserra Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in American Electric Power in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. AXS Investments LLC bought a new position in American Electric Power during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Dark Forest Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of American Electric Power by 91.9% during the fourth quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 284 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Electric Power in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. 74.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.