This Dividend Stock Yielding Almost 3% Is Outperforming In 2026: Should You Buy? [Yahoo! Finance]
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)
Last american electric power company, inc. earnings: 2/20 06:57 am
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With year-to-date gains of over 14%, American Electric Power Company (AEP) stock is outperforming the market by a wide margin this year. The stock also has a healthy dividend yield of 2.88%, which, while below its level at the beginning of the year, remains quite strong. In my previous article, I had noted that AEP stock was a buy amid the rise in tensions between the U.S. and Europe over Greenland. While these issues have since subsided, at least for now, global geopolitical tensions are running at elevated levels amid the war in Iran. Let's now examine whether AEP is still a buy despite double-digit gains this year. www.barchart.com AEP Has the Largest Transmission Network in the U.S. AEP is a regulated utility whose earnings are quite predictable and linear. It is among the largest electricity producers in the U.S., with a diverse generating capacity of 29,000 megawatts, and it boasts the largest transmission network, owning and operating nearly 90% of the 765 kV infrastruct
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- American Electric Power (AEP) had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $125.00 to $139.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- American Electric Power (AEP) Gets Price Target Hikes from Evercore ISI and Argus [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- American Electric Power (AEP) Names Adrian Rodriguez President and COO of AEP Texas [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- American Electric Power (AEP) had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $132.00 to $135.00.MarketBeat
- American Electric Power: Strong Quarterly Results, But The Shares Are Fully Valued (Rating Downgrade) [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
AEP
Earnings
- 2/12/26 - Beat
AEP
Sec Filings
- 3/12/26 - Form 4
- 3/12/26 - Form 4
- 3/12/26 - Form 4
- AEP's page on the SEC website