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AEP

American Electric PowerD
Nasdaq / Utilities
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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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
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +9.8.
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
48
Value
47
Sentiment
50
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $136.00 · Bull $142.00 · Bear $122.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-02 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-08 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $135.78
Why
Momentum48 · Δ7d -7.1
Value47 · Δ7d +0.6
Sentiment50 · Δ7d +9.8
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
48
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-7.1
Δ21d
-11.4
Value
47
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.6
Δ21d
+1.4
Sentiment
50
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+9.8
Δ21d
+13.9
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 48.0 / Value 47.3 / Sentiment 50.0

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-02
Market Cap
$69.16B
Beta
0.61
Shares Out
534.09M
P/E (TTM)
16.7
P/S (TTM)
2.87
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
-18.60
Rev YoY
+10.9%
EPS YoY
+0.5%
Gross Margin
+47.1%
Op Margin
+24.9%
Net Debt
$44.91B
Current Ratio
0.69
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology