American Electric Ownership

AEP Stock  USD 105.11  1.10  1.04%   
American Electric holds a total of 533.69 Million outstanding shares. The majority of American Electric Power outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in American Electric Power to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in American Electric. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of American Electric Power as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on January 7, 2025, Representative Virginia Foxx of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of American Electric Power's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-03-31
Previous Quarter
534 M
Current Value
531 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
493.7 M
Quarterly Volatility
18.3 M
 
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At this time, American Electric's Dividend Yield is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 03/24/2025, Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to grow to 0.94, while Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 1 B. As of 03/24/2025, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 391 M. In addition to that, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop to about 1.5 B.
  
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American Stock Ownership Analysis

About 80.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The book value of American Electric was presently reported as 50.56. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.46. American Electric Power recorded earning per share (EPS) of 5.58. The entity last dividend was issued on the 10th of February 2025. The firm had 2:1 split on the 31st of October 1962. American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. American Electric operates under UtilitiesRegulated Electric classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 16688 people. For more info on American Electric Power please contact Nicholas Akins at 614 716 1000 or go to https://www.aep.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, American Electric also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different American Electric's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align American Electric's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

American Electric Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

100.12 Billion

American Electric Insider Trades History

Less than 1% of American Electric Power are currently held by insiders. Unlike American Electric's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against American Electric's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of American Electric's insider trades
 
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American Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as American Electric is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading American Electric Power backward and forwards among themselves. American Electric's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase American Electric's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Bank Of America Corp2024-12-31
5.1 M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2024-12-31
4.9 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
4.9 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-12-31
4.8 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2024-12-31
4.7 M
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, Llc2024-12-31
4.6 M
Alliancebernstein L.p.2024-12-31
4.5 M
Wells Fargo & Co2024-12-31
4.3 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-12-31
4.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
51.7 M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
45.3 M
Note, although American Electric's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

American Electric Power Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific American Electric insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on American Electric's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases American Electric insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

American Electric's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like American Electric Power, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in American Electric by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2025-01-07Representative Virginia FoxxAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-09-06Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify
2021-12-22Representative Dwight EvansAcquired Under $15KVerify
2021-02-02Senator Gary PetersAcquired Under $15KVerify
2021-01-05Senator Gary PetersAcquired Under $15KVerify

American Electric Outstanding Bonds

American Electric issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. American Electric Power uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most American bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when American Electric Power has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

American Electric Corporate Filings

8K
20th of March 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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13th of March 2025
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F4
12th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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14th of February 2025
Other Reports
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Pair Trading with American Electric

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if American Electric position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in American Electric will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The correlation of American Electric is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as American Electric moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if American Electric Power moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for American Electric can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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