American Electric Power Company Inc’s filing revealed that its Director FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.59 million on Oct 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $117.52 per share,5,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III now holds 35,898 shares worth roughly $4.25 million.
Then, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III bought 5,000 shares, generating $587,600 in total proceeds.
Before that, Ferneau Kelly J sold 1,006 shares. American Electric Power Company Inc shares valued at $112,672 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $112.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Ferneau Kelly J now holds 5,676 shares, worth roughly $0.67 million.
Evercore ISI initiated its American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on October 07, 2025; the price target was $133. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Raymond James’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid June with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. Guggenheim also remained covering AEP and has increased its forecast on January 23, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. BofA Securities revised its rating on January 13, 2025. It rated AEP as “a Buy” which previously was an “an Underperform”.
Price Performance Review of AEP
On Tuesday, American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ:AEP] saw its stock jump 1.35% to $118.38. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.19%. American Electric Power Company Inc shares have risen nearly 21.77% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 28.35% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in American Electric Power Company Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in American Electric Power Company Inc stocks on 2025-09-30, dropping by -0.67 million shares to a total of 22.14 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 22.8 million shares. There was a decline of -3.02%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.