AEP

💡 Utilities

American Electric Power Company

Conservative #17Aggressive #122Low Risk

$129.37+0.74%

Day High$129.90

Day Low$127.72

Volume3.0M

Mkt Cap$70.0B

52W Low $9752W High $133

Market Cap

$70.3B

P/E Ratio

19.5

Sector avg: 20.9

Rev Growth

10.9%

Sector avg: 1.7%

Earnings Growth

20.7%

Profit Margin

16.4%

Sector avg: 14.3%

Debt/Equity

1.59

Score Breakdown

Overall Score84.6

Fundamental Score72.8

ML Score87.7

Score by Horizon

3 Month

73.6

6 Month

82.3

Primary

1 Year

86.6

Quality Assessment

Earnings Grade

Strong fundamentals, high earnings quality

Quality Flags

High leverage: D/E ratio of 1.6x — elevated balance sheet risk

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation

Confidence

high

Analysis Signals

Positive Signals

Fundamental: 72.8 (sector-relative)

ML percentile=87.7 (pre-ranked by batch)

Procyclicality dampener: ML weight reduced to 9.0% (S&P 500 return=25.0% > 20% (extended rally); Yield curve inverted (-10bp) — recession signal; Late-cycle score 2/3 → ML weight ×0.90)

Blend: 91% fund (72.8) + 9% ML (87.7) = 74.1

Market-cap adj: +3.5pt ($70.3B)

Risk Signals

Risk (low): Ultra-low vol 4.7% → +12pt stability bonus

Quality: grade=A, penalty=-5

Flags: High leverage: D/E ratio of 1.6x — elevated balance sheet risk

Sector Peer Comparison(Utilities — 11 stocks in universe)

Stock	Score	P/E	Rev Growth	Margin	Mkt Cap
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company	84.6	19.5	10.9%	16.4%	$70.3B
EVRGEvergy, Inc.	90.3	22.7	6.2%	14.9%	$19.0B
EXCExelon Corporation	83.4	17.8	5.3%	11.4%	$49.0B
OTTROtter Tail Corporation	77.1	12.9	-2.0%	21.2%	$3.6B
ARTNAArtesian Resources Corporation	68.7	15.3	9.2%	20.2%	$345M
LNTAlliant Energy Corporation	60.8	22.4	-1.1%	17.3%	$18.3B
Sector Average	67.2	20.9	1.7%	14.3%	—

Why This Stock

UtilitiesReasonable P/EStrong revenue growthHealthy profit margin

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.