Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. American Electric Power Company Inc shares valued at $575,350 were sold by FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III on Dec 12 ’25. At $115.07 per share, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 25,898 shares worth approximately $3.06 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 575,350 in proceeds.
Before that, FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $607,900, the Director traded American Electric Power Company Inc shares for $121.58 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $3.65 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on January 12, 2026, American Electric Power Company Inc [AEP] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $122. Analysts at Siebert Williams Shank started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 17, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for AEP. Earlier on October 30, 2025, BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Market perform” for AEP stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing AEP Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Electric Power Company Inc [NASDAQ: AEP] rose 1.28% to $118.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $116.68, but it reached a high of $118.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.88%. Over the course of the year, American Electric Power Company Inc shares have jumped approximately 24.93%.
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 2025-12-31 dropping by -4.93 million shares to 18.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 22.98 million shares. A decline of -27.3% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.52 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.52.
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In terms of American Electric Power Company Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 126 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.04% from the previous closing price of $116.62. Analysts anticipate American Electric Power Company Inc stock to reach 138 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 107. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked American Electric Power Company Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On October 28, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $132.
