Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for American Electric Power (AEP)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP):

• 3/9/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $132.00 to $135.00.
• 3/5/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $137.00 to $153.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/4/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by LADENBURG THALM/SH SH from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $148.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/2/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Argus from $128.00 to $140.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/1/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 2/27/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by UBS Group AG from “sell” to “neutral”. They now have a $132.00 price target on the stock, up from $115.00.
• 2/21/2026 – American Electric Power was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 2/20/2026 – American Electric Power had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $133.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – American Electric Power had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $137.00 to $141.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $125.00 to $136.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $140.00 to $141.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – American Electric Power was upgraded by Wolfe Research from “peer perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $142.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $121.00 to $128.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $133.00 to $141.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Mizuho from $123.00 to $130.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $123.00 to $125.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by LADENBURG THALM/SH SH from $124.50 to $117.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $117.00 to $121.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/21/2026 – American Electric Power had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $139.00 to $140.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – American Electric Power had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $126.00 to $123.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – American Electric Power was downgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $122.00 price target on the stock, down from $131.00.

American Electric Power Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.95 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. American Electric Power’s payout ratio is 56.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Electric Power

In other news, EVP Kelly J. Ferneau sold 1,351 shares of American Electric Power stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.46, for a total transaction of $177,602.46. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 15,410 shares in the company, valued at $2,025,798.60. The trade was a 8.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Benjamin G. S. Fowke III sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.07, for a total transaction of $575,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,898 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,980,082.86. This represents a 16.18% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 10,457 shares of company stock worth $1,295,273 in the last three months. 0.07% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP) is a major investor-owned electric utility headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, operating a diverse portfolio of power plants and an extensive high-voltage transmission network. AEP serves retail customers through its regulated utility subsidiaries and provides wholesale power and grid services across multiple regional markets in the United States.

Operations span the full utility value chain: AEP owns and operates generation assets that include fossil-fuel, natural gas, nuclear and hydropower facilities, and it has been adding renewable resources to its mix.