The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. American Electric Power Company Inc shares valued at $559,950 were sold by FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III on Aug 15 ’25. At $111.99 per share, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 45,898 shares worth approximately $5.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ferneau Kelly J sold 3,428 shares, netting a total of over 383,902 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $111.99 each, the insider now holds 7,025 shares.
Before that, Ferneau Kelly J had added 3,428 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $387,467, the Officer bought American Electric Power Company Inc shares for $113.03 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Raymond James on June 13, 2025, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $115. Analysts at Guggenheim upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 13, 2025, BofA Securities has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Buy” for AEP. Earlier on December 12, 2024, Scotiabank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector perform” for AEP stock which previously was a “a Sector outperform”.
Analyzing AEP Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] plunged -0.36% to $113.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $113.05, but it reached a high of $113.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.25%. Over the course of the year, American Electric Power Company Inc shares have jumped approximately 15.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $115.36 on 08/05/25 and a 52-week low of $89.91 on 01/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 112.84, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 112.53. In the upper region, resistance lies at 113.66. The next price resistance is at 114.17. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.17 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 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.88 million shares to 22.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 21.2 million shares. A jump of 3.97% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.96.
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 115 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.28% from the previous closing price of $113.55. Analysts anticipate American Electric Power Company Inc stock to reach 116 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 December 12, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $102.
