Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. American Electric Power Company Inc shares valued at $817,806 were sold by Feinberg David Matthew on Jun 10 ’25. At $101.49 per share, Feinberg David Matthew sold 8,058 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,332 shares worth approximately $1.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Feinberg David Matthew purchased 8,058 shares, netting a total of over 817,806 in proceeds.
Before that, Feinberg David Matthew had sold 8,057 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $829,388, the Executive Vice President traded American Electric Power Company Inc shares for $102.94 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,057 shares, worth approximately $2.71 million.
As published in a research note from Guggenheim on January 23, 2025, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of December 12, 2024, Scotiabank has decreased its “Sector outperform” rating to a “Sector perform” for AEP. Earlier on December 12, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for AEP stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing AEP Stock Performance
On last trading session,, American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] rose 1.06% to $103.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $101.96, but it reached a high of $103.095 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.23%. Over the course of the year, American Electric Power Company Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.70%.
Support And Resistance Levels for American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.23 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is American Electric Power Company Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of American Electric Power Company Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.29 million shares to 20.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 20.61 million shares. A jump of 1.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.27 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.27.
Which companies own the most shares of American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP)?
In terms of American Electric Power Company Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 114.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.32% from the previous closing price of $101.94. Analysts anticipate American Electric Power Company Inc stock to reach 115 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 114. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked American Electric Power Company Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On September 20, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $107.
