American Electric Power Market Sentiment

American Electric Power Co Inc

AEPNASDAQ

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$126.53

0.930.74%

At close: Aug 17, 5:00 PM EST

$126.68

0.150.12%

After Hours: 7:22 PM EST

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American Electric Power Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for American Electric Power (AEP): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 5.8% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.32 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

24 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.32

More calls — Bullish

1,062 calls · 338 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$132

+4.6%

Highest Price Target

$153

+20.8%

Evercore ISI Group

Lowest Price Target

$96

-24.2%

Evercore ISI Group

Short Interest

5.8%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 17, 2026	Truist Securities	Richard Sunderland—	+9.7%	$146 → $139	Maintained	Buy
Aug 5, 2026	Citigroup	Ryan Levine—	+12.1%	$148 → $142	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 3, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+1.8%	$138 → $129	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 31, 2026	Mizuho	Anthony Crowdell—	+6.6%	$141 → $135	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 22, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd—	+9.7%	$136 → $139	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 22, 2026	BMO Capital	James Thalacker—	+9.7%	$141 → $139	Maintained	Market Perform
Jul 17, 2026	Truist Securities	Richard Sunderland—	+15.3%	$145 → $146	Maintained	Buy
Jul 16, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Carly Davenport—	+16.0%	$147 → $147	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral
Jul 13, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+8.9%	$136 → $138	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 18, 2026	Ladenburg Thalmann	Paul Fremont—	+12.9%	$148 → $143	Maintained	Buy
May 29, 2026	Truist Securities	Richard Sunderland—	+14.5%	$148 → $145	Maintained	Buy
May 15, 2026	TD Cowen	Shelby Tucker—	+16.8%	$141 → $148	Maintained	Buy
May 7, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+7.4%	$135 → $136	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 6, 2026	Citigroup	Ryan Levine—	+16.8%	$132 → $148	Maintained	Neutral
May 6, 2026	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel—	+10.5%	$131 → $140	Maintained	Sector Perform
May 6, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	+16.8%	$144 → $148	Maintained	Overweight
May 6, 2026	Mizuho	Anthony Crowdell—	+11.3%	$130 → $141	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd—	+7.4%	$137 → $136	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 21, 2026	Truist Securities	Richard Sunderland—	+16.8%	$148	Initiate	Buy
Apr 20, 2026	Seaport Global	Angie Storozynski—	+14.5%	$145	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
Apr 15, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+6.6%	$128 → $135	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 13, 2026	BMO Capital	James Thalacker—	+11.3%	$136 → $141	Maintained	Market Perform
Mar 12, 2026	JP Morgan	Jeremy Tonet—	+9.7%	$125 → $139	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 5, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Nicholas Amicucci—	+20.8%	$137 → $153	Maintained	Outperform
Mar 4, 2026	Ladenburg Thalmann	Paul Fremont—	+16.8%	$148	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy