Recent chatter on X about American Electric Power (AEP) has been ignited by the company's announcement of a $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy for grid upgrades. Many are intrigued by how this could bolster AEP’s infrastructure and position it for future growth in a rapidly evolving energy sector. The discussion highlights a sense of optimism about the potential for long-term stability with such significant federal backing.
However, not all voices on X are aligned, with some expressing concern over regulatory challenges and the pace of earnings growth, pointing to mixed analyst outlooks. There’s also a murmur of discontent regarding past performance issues and transmission line protests, adding a layer of skepticism to the conversation. This blend of hope and caution keeps the dialogue around AEP dynamic and multifaceted.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
American Electric Power Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $AEP stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AEP stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN purchased up to $15,000 on 10/06.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR purchased up to $15,000 on 09/22.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
American Electric Power Insider Trading Activity
American Electric Power insiders have traded $AEP stock on the open market 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AEP stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- DAVID MATTHEW FEINBERG (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 24,173 shares for an estimated $2,467,014.
- BENJAMIN G S III FOWKE has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 15,000 shares for an estimated $1,690,800.
- QUINTON S LIES (Executive Vice President) sold 10,141 shares for an estimated $1,041,277
- KELLY J FERNEAU (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,434 shares for an estimated $496,573.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
American Electric Power Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 786 institutional investors add shares of American Electric Power stock to their portfolio, and 657 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- NOMURA HOLDINGS INC added 4,618,864 shares (+18370.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $479,253,328
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 4,430,978 shares (-20.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $459,758,277
- BARCLAYS PLC added 3,713,492 shares (+118.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $385,311,929
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC removed 3,251,799 shares (-50.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $337,406,664
- SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP added 2,555,415 shares (+176.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $265,149,860
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 2,432,690 shares (+1114.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $252,415,914
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 2,004,377 shares (-55.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $207,974,157
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
American Electric Power Government Contracts
We have seen $5,573,733 of award payments to $AEP over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- ELECTRICAL UTILITY SERVICE FOR MSHA, MINE ACADEMY, 1301 AIRPORT RD., BEAVER, WV 25813 FOR THE PERIOD 3/1/20...: $1,073,700
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR FCI MCDOWELL FY 25 PENDING FUNDS AVAILABILITY: $837,129
- POWER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES: $535,309
- ELECTRICAL SERVICE DOS 10-01-2024 TO 12-31-2024 FOR THE INMATE POPULATION AT THE FCI AND FPC BECKLEY, WV CO...: $281,380
- ELECTRICAL SERVICE DOS 1-01-2025 TO 3-31-2025 FOR THE INMATE POPULATION AT THE FCI AND FPC BECKLEY: $267,905
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
American Electric Power Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AEP in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- UBS issued a "Sell" rating on 10/10/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/25/2025
- Raymond James issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/31/2025
- Guggenheim issued a "Buy" rating on 05/07/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 04/21/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for American Electric Power, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AEP forecast page.
American Electric Power Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AEP recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $AEP in the last 6 months, with a median target of $115.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies set a target price of $128.0 on 10/16/2025
- James Thalacker from BMO Capital set a target price of $127.0 on 10/16/2025
- Nicholas Campanella from Barclays set a target price of $117.0 on 10/14/2025
- William Appicelli from UBS set a target price of $116.0 on 10/10/2025
- Nicholas Amicucci from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $133.0 on 10/07/2025
- Stephen Byrd from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $115.0 on 09/25/2025
- Anthony Crowdell from Mizuho set a target price of $113.0 on 09/16/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
