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 $587,600 were sold by FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III on Oct 10 ’25. At $117.52 per share, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 35,898 shares worth approximately $4.38 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 587,600 in proceeds.
Before that, Ferneau Kelly J had sold 1,006 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $112,672, the Executive Vice President traded American Electric Power Company Inc shares for $112.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,006 shares, worth approximately $0.69 million.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on October 30, 2025, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $126. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 22, 2025, BTIG Research has initiated its “Neutral” rating for AEP. Earlier on October 16, 2025, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for AEP stock.
Analyzing AEP Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] plunged -0.18% to $121.89. The stock’s lowest price that day was $120.8, but it reached a high of $122.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.91%. Over the course of the year, American Electric Power Company Inc shares have jumped approximately 22.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $122.85 on 10/30/25 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 120.84, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 119.80. In the upper region, resistance lies at 122.89. The next price resistance is at 123.90. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.73 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 steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -1.01 million shares to 22.62 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 23.63 million shares. A decline of -4.47% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.54.
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In terms of American Electric Power Company Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 123 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.73% from the previous closing price of $122.11. Analysts anticipate American Electric Power Company Inc stock to reach 138 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 115. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked American Electric Power Company Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On October 07, 2025, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $133.
