$105.33
0.94% yesterday
NYSE, Feb 21, 10:03 pm CET
ISIN
US0255371017
Symbol
AEP
Sector
Industry

American Electric Power Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

American Electric Power Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
32%
Hold
59%
Sell
9%

American Electric Power Price Target

Target Price $103.00
Price $105.33
Deviation 2.21%
Number of Estimates 14
14 Analysts have issued a price target American Electric Power 2026 . The average American Electric Power target price is $103.00. This is 2.21% lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is $116.00 10.13% , the lowest is $93.00 11.71% .
A rating was issued by 22 analysts: 7 Analysts recommend American Electric Power to buy, 13 to hold and 2 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the American Electric Power stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 2.21% . Most analysts recommend the American Electric Power stock at Hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2029


Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 19.92 21.69
2.76% 8.92%
EBITDA Margin 40.94% 41.71%
8.41% 1.88%
Net Margin 14.93% 14.42%
28.07% 3.42%

12 Analysts have issued a sales forecast American Electric Power 2025 . The average American Electric Power sales estimate is $21.7b . This is 8.92% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $25.8b 29.40% , the lowest is $19.5b 1.94% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $19.9b 2.76%
2025 $21.7b 8.92%
2026 $22.5b 3.90%
2027 $23.3b 3.42%
2028 $25.5b 9.43%
2029 $25.0b 2.18%

10 Analysts have issued an American Electric Power EBITDA forecast 2025. The average American Electric Power EBITDA estimate is $9.0b . This is 14.14% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $9.7b 22.27% , the lowest is $8.5b 7.41% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $8.2b 11.40%
2025 $9.0b 10.96%
2026 $9.9b 9.91%
2027 $10.7b 7.17%
2028 $11.2b 5.34%
2029 $12.2b 8.53%

EBITDA Margin

2024 40.94% 8.41%
2025 41.71% 1.88%
2026 44.12% 5.78%
2027 45.71% 3.60%
2028 44.01% 3.72%
2029 48.82% 10.93%

4 American Electric Power Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average American Electric Power net profit estimate is $3.1b . This is 5.03% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $3.2b 6.26% , the lowest is $3.1b 4.47% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $3.0b 31.60%
2025 $3.1b 5.22%
2026 $3.3b 6.77%
2027 $3.6b 6.48%
2028 $3.8b 6.22%
2029 $4.0b 6.49%

Net Margin

2024 14.93% 28.07%
2025 14.42% 3.42%
2026 14.82% 2.77%
2027 15.26% 2.97%
2028 14.81% 2.95%
2029 16.12% 8.85%

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2029


Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 5.58 5.87
31.60% 5.20%
P/E 17.94
EV/Sales 4.69

4 Analysts have issued a American Electric Power forecast for earnings per share. The average American Electric Power <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is $5.87 . This is 5.01% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is $5.94 6.26% , the lowest is $5.84 4.47% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $5.58 31.60%
2025 $5.87 5.20%
2026 $6.27 6.81%
2027 $6.68 6.54%
2028 $7.09 6.14%
2029 $7.55 6.49%

P/E ratio

Current 18.85 0.80%
2025 17.94 4.83%
2026 16.80 6.35%
2027 15.78 6.07%
2028 14.86 5.83%
2029 13.95 6.12%

Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the American Electric Power stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of 4.69 and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of 2.59 .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 5.10 17.78%
2025 4.69 8.10%
2026 4.51 3.75%
2027 4.36 3.31%
2028 3.99 8.62%
2029 4.07 2.23%

P/S ratio

Current 2.82 29.47%
2025 2.59 8.19%
2026 2.49 3.75%
2027 2.41 3.31%
2028 2.20 8.62%
2029 2.25 2.23%

Current American Electric Power Upgrades & Downgrades Beta

Analyst Rating Action Date
B of A Securities Underperform ➜ Buy Upgrade Jan 13 2025
BMO Capital Outperform ➜ Outperform Unchanged Jan 10 2025
JP Morgan Overweight ➜ Neutral Downgrade Dec 12 2024
Scotiabank Sector Outperform ➜ Sector Perform Downgrade Dec 12 2024
BMO Capital Outperform ➜ Outperform Unchanged Dec 02 2024
Barclays Equal-Weight ➜ Equal-Weight Unchanged Nov 26 2024
Morgan Stanley Overweight ➜ Overweight Unchanged Nov 22 2024
Analyst Rating Date
Upgrade
B of A Securities: Underperform ➜ Buy
Jan 13 2025
Unchanged
BMO Capital: Outperform ➜ Outperform
Jan 10 2025
Downgrade
JP Morgan: Overweight ➜ Neutral
Dec 12 2024
Downgrade
Scotiabank: Sector Outperform ➜ Sector Perform
Dec 12 2024
Unchanged
BMO Capital: Outperform ➜ Outperform
Dec 02 2024
Unchanged
Barclays: Equal-Weight ➜ Equal-Weight
Nov 26 2024
Unchanged
Morgan Stanley: Overweight ➜ Overweight
Nov 22 2024

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