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 $112,672 were sold by Ferneau Kelly J on Oct 02 ’25. At $112.00 per share, Ferneau Kelly J sold 1,006 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,676 shares worth approximately $0.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lies Quinton S purchased 1,281 shares, netting a total of over 143,472 in proceeds.
Before that, Ferneau Kelly J had added 1,006 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $112,672, the Officer bought American Electric Power Company Inc shares for $112.00 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Evercore ISI on October 07, 2025, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $133. Analysts at Raymond James started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of January 23, 2025, Guggenheim has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for AEP. Earlier on January 13, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for AEP stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing AEP Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] rose 0.03% to $118.19. The stock’s lowest price that day was $116.15, but it reached a high of $118.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.82%. Over the course of the year, American Electric Power Company Inc shares have jumped approximately 17.86%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $119.06 on 10/07/25 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 116.67, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 115.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 119.19. The next price resistance is at 120.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 76.60 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought 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 2025-09-15 jumping by 1.36 million shares to 23.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 22.27 million shares. A jump of 5.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.97 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.97.
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, down nearly -3.1% from the previous closing price of $118.16. Analysts anticipate American Electric Power Company Inc stock to reach 133 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 113. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked American Electric Power Company Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On December 12, 2024, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $102.
