American Electric Power (AEP) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/22/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group from $148.00 to $145.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – American Electric Power is now covered by HSBC. They set a “buy” rating and a $145.90 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $128.00 to $130.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by BTIG Research from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $147.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $135.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $139.00 to $135.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $135.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 10/19/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $140.00 to $135.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by KeyCorp from “sector weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $133.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Barclays from $129.00 to $120.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $140.00 to $131.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – American Electric Power was given a new $139.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 9/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 9/18/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $135.00 to $128.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/9/2026 – American Electric Power had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 8/27/2026 – American Electric Power had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

American Electric Power Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. This is a positive change from American Electric Power’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. American Electric Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Electric Power news, CAO Kate Dixon sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total transaction of $250,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 15,856 shares in the company, valued at $1,982,000. This represents a 11.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) is an electric utility holding company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Through its operating companies, AEP provides regulated electric service and manages power generation assets using a mix of energy resources, including natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydroelectric and renewable energy.

AEP operates one of the largest electric transmission systems in the United States and supplies electricity across portions of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.