American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)
NASDAQ: AEP · Real-Time Price · USD
120.94
-4.76 (-3.79%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
121.02
+0.08 (0.07%)
After-hours: Aug 21, 2026, 7:55 PM EDT

AEP Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 23 analysts polled by S&P Global, AEP stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $144. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 19.07% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $129 (+6.66%) and the highest is $173 (+43.05%).

Price Target: $144 (+19.07%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$129$144$142.5$173
Change+6.66%+19.07%+17.83%+43.05%

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
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy91111111010
Buy223233
Hold121110111110
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total232424242423

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Reiterates
$139$135
BuyReiterates$139$135+11.63%Aug 21, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$147$150
HoldMaintains$147$150+24.03%Aug 20, 2026
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
Buy
Maintains
$146$139
BuyMaintains$146$139+14.93%Aug 17, 2026
Citi
Citi
Hold
Maintains
$148$142
HoldMaintains$148$142+17.41%Aug 5, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$136$129
HoldMaintains$136$129+6.66%Aug 3, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
23.56B
from 21.88B
Increased by 7.71%
Revenue Next Year
25.14B
from 23.56B
Increased by 6.69%
EPS This Year
6.38
from 5.97
Increased by 6.80%
EPS Next Year
6.85
from 6.38
Increased by 7.49%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
16.79B19.64B18.98B19.72B21.88B23.56B
Revenue Growth
12.56%16.96%-3.35%3.89%10.93%7.71%
Net Income
2.49B2.31B2.21B2.97B3.58B3.54B
EPS
----5.976.38
EPS Growth
----6.23%6.80%
Forward PE
18.0617.9914.5116.1318.6918.97
Dividend / Share
3.003.173.373.573.743.85
Dividend Growth
5.63%5.67%6.31%5.94%4.76%2.91%
Free Cash Flow
-3.26B-2.81B-3.06B-2.01B-5.14B-3.10B
No. Analysts
-----11
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High26.8B
Avg23.6B
Low22.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
22.4%
Avg
7.7%
Low
1.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High6.55
Avg6.38
Low6.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
9.7%
Avg
6.8%
Low
4.7%