American Electric Power (AEP)
NASDAQUtilitiesUtilities - Regulated ElectricSnapshot 2026-07-08
$135.90-1.19%
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Electric Utilities is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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American Electric Power (AEP) aims to grow through investments in transmission infrastructure. Recent earnings showed steady performance, with a beat of 4.5% in Q1 FY2026. AEP trades at 2.3× price-to-book, which is typical compared to peers. The market seems to expect more growth than AEP can deliver, making it look stretched. If AEP cuts guidance, it could negatively impact the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 18% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-08. AEP is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 24 analysts currently covering AEP (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for AEP in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $135.90. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electric Utilities — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Advances: Invest in transmission infrastructure
Secures funding for transmission infrastructure investment.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-08. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $135.90
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $135.90.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Invest in transmission infrastructure
Investment in infrastructure aligns with growth objectives.
Restructuring may impact earnings outlook and guidance.
Data center expansion aligns with growth objectives.
Investments in renewables support long-term growth.
Earnings lag may affect growth outlook.
Lagging earnings could impact investor confidence.