American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)
NASDAQ: AEP · Real-Time Price · USD
128.20
-2.10 (-1.61%)
At close: Oct 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
131.23
+3.03 (2.36%)
After-hours: Oct 28, 2026, 7:52 PM EDT

AEP Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 24 analysts polled by S&P Global, AEP stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $141.54. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 10.41% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $120 (-6.40%) and the highest is $173 (+34.95%).

Price Target: $141.54 (+10.41%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$120$141.54$142.5$173
Change-6.40%+10.41%+11.15%+34.95%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for AEP stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMay '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Strong Buy111110101013
Buy323333
Hold10111110108
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total242424232324

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Jefferies
Jefferies
Buy
Maintains
$148 → $146
BuyMaintains$148 → $146+13.88%Oct 22, 2026
HSBC
HSBC
Buy
Initiates
$146
BuyInitiates$146+13.81%Oct 22, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Reiterates
$128 → $130
BuyReiterates$128 → $130+1.40%Oct 21, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Buy
Upgrades
$147
BuyUpgrades$147+14.66%Oct 20, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$140 → $135
HoldMaintains$140 → $135+5.30%Oct 19, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
23.01B
from 21.88B
Increased by 5.17%
Revenue Next Year
24.98B
from 23.01B
Increased by 8.58%
EPS This Year
6.41
from 5.97
Increased by 7.35%
EPS Next Year
6.87
from 6.41
Increased by 7.22%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
16.79B19.64B18.98B19.72B21.88B23.01B
Revenue Growth
12.56%16.96%-3.35%3.89%10.93%5.17%
Net Income
2.49B2.31B2.21B2.97B3.58B3.54B
EPS
----5.976.41
EPS Growth
----6.23%7.35%
Forward PE
18.0617.9914.5116.1318.6920.00
Dividend / Share
3.003.173.373.573.743.83
Dividend Growth
5.63%5.67%6.31%5.94%4.76%2.42%
Free Cash Flow
-----4.96B-3.06B
No. Analysts
-----1
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High23.0B
Avg23.0B
Low23.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
5.2%
Avg
5.2%
Low
5.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High6.55
Avg6.41
Low6.35

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
9.7%
Avg
7.3%
Low
6.4%