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American Electric Power Co Inc has a consensus price target of $124.09 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $153 issued by Evercore ISI Group on March 5, 2026. The low is $83 issued by UBS on March 11, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Evercore ISI Group, Ladenburg Thalmann, and UBS on March 5, 2026, March 4, 2026, and February 27, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $144.33 between Evercore ISI Group, Ladenburg Thalmann, and UBS, there's an implied 9.45% upside for American Electric Power Co Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) was reported by Evercore ISI Group on March 5, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $153.00 expecting AEP to rise to within 12 months (a possible 16.02% upside). 51 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) was provided by Evercore ISI Group, and American Electric Power maintained their outperform rating.
The last upgrade for American Electric Power Co Inc happened on March 4, 2026 when Ladenburg Thalmann raised their price target to $148. Ladenburg Thalmann previously had a neutral for American Electric Power Co Inc.
The last downgrade for American Electric Power Co Inc happened on January 12, 2026 when B of A Securities changed their price target from $131 to $122 for American Electric Power Co Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of American Electric Power, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for American Electric Power was filed on March 5, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 5, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest American Electric Power (AEP) rating was a maintained with a price target of $137.00 to $153.00. The current price American Electric Power (AEP) is trading at is $131.87, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.