American Electric Power Company Inc. (NASDAQ:AEPPZ) finished Friday with a subtraction of -$0.95 to close at $47.64, a downside of -1.96 percent. An average of 236,700 shares of common stock have been traded in the last five days. There was a fall of -$0.57 in the past week, and it reached a new high 4 times over the past 12 months. The last 20 days have seen an average of 389,995 shares traded, while the 50-day average volume stands at 357,652.
AEPPZ stock has decreased by -4.93% in the last month. The company shares reached their 1-month lowest point of $47.60 on 08/08/23. With the stock rallying to its 52-week high on 01/11/23, shares of the company touched a low of $47.58 and a high of $57.00 in 52 weeks. It has reached a new high 5 times so far this year and lost -7.64% or -$3.94 in price. In spite of this, the price is down -16.42% from the 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEPPZ) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.13. The stock’s beta is 0.33. Other valuation ratios to consider include the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio at 2.12, the price-to-book (PB) ratio at 1.03.
The company has a payout ratio of 70.59%. The company’s most recent quarterly dividend payment was $0.7656 a share, without any change from last year. Its latest decrease dividend $0.00 reported on Friday July 28 2023.
Financial Health
American Electric Power Company Inc.’s EBITDA margin is 34.62%.
Earnings Surprise
At the end of the recent quarter, American Electric Power Company Inc.’s stock balance sheet showed total debt was $44.66 billion.
Technical Picture
From a technical analysis perspective, let’s take a brief look at American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEPPZ) price momentum. RSI 9-day as of the close on 11 August was 27.48%, suggesting the stock is oversold, with historical volatility in this time frame at 14.56%.
As of today, AEPPZ’s price is $48.16 -1.18% or -$0.57 from its 5-day moving average. AEPPZ is currently trading -4.78% lower than its 20-day SMA and -5.49% lower than its 100-day SMA. However, the stock’s current price level is -2.58% below the SMA50 and -2.87% below the SMA200.
The stochastic %K and %D were 19.98% and 19.41%, respectively, and the average true range (ATR) was 0.60. With the 14-day stochastic at 1.30% and the average true range at 0.54, the RSI (14) stands at 31.70%. The stock has reached -0.30 on the 9-day MACD Oscillator while the 14-day reading was at -0.83.
Analyst Ratings
The consensus rating for American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEPPZ) among analysts is Overweight. According to current brokerage recommendations, 0 brokerage firms advise that investors sell AEPPZ, while 9 suggest investors hold. There are 0 analysts who rate the stock as underweight. The stock is rated overweight by 2 analysts, while 9 others rate it as a “buy”.
What is AEPPZ’s price target for the next 12 months?
Analysts predict a range of price targets between $89.00 and $113.00, with a median target of $97.12. Taking a look at these predictions, the average price target given by analysts for American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEPPZ) stock is $98.52.
