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AEP

American Electric PowerD
Nasdaq / Utilities
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
The bull case is that the Q1 print reinforced execution: earnings grew, guidance was reaffirmed, contracted load expanded to 63 GW, and the larger capital plan now points to nearly 11% rate-base growth and greater-than-9% operating earnings CAGR through 2030 [#8-K-2026-05-05].
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.9.
What can break
Financing remains a key watch item: AEP disclosed $665 million of ATM equity issued year-to-date, growth equity needs embedded in the plan, and a need to keep FFO-to-debt in the 14%-15% target range.
Momentum
57
Value
47
Sentiment
44
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $136.00 · Bull $142.00 · Bear $122.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-08 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $145.75
Why
Momentum57 · Δ7d -15.6
Value47 · Δ7d +0.9
Sentiment44 · Δ7d -0.5
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
57
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-15.6
Δ21d
-7.9
Value
47
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.9
Δ21d
+1.3
Sentiment
44
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.5
Δ21d
+3.6
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 57.2 / Value 47.3 / Sentiment 44.0

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$71.9B
Beta
0.61
Shares Out
544.11M
P/E (TTM)
16.7
P/S (TTM)
2.87
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
-16.67
Rev YoY
+10.2%
EPS YoY
+6.8%
Gross Margin
+31.8%
Op Margin
+24.9%
Net Debt
$49.18B
Current Ratio
0.53
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology