American Electric Power Company Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
American Electric Power Company is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.01% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
4.0%
Dividend yield
-1.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.3% |
| Dividend Growth | 0.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$3.720 |
| Payout ratio | 70% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Is Now The Time To Put American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) On Your Watchlist?
Dec 07
American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.93
Oct 29Is American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 24American Electric Power: Efficiency Gains To Boost Earnings Growth (Buy)
Oct 14Load Growth To Drive Earnings At American Electric Power
Oct 07Returns On Capital At American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Have Hit The Brakes
Oct 06American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AEP) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't
Sep 18American Electric Power: A Reliable Dividend Play With Limited Upside
Aug 31American Electric Power: Buy This Underappreciated Dividend Growth Stock Now
Aug 14These 4 Measures Indicate That American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Is Using Debt Extensively
Jul 18Calculating The Fair Value Of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP)
Jun 30American Electric Power: Undervalued With Strong Dividend Growth
Jun 15Returns On Capital At American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Have Stalled
Jun 12American Electric Power: With The Updated Valuation, We Are Still Not Confident In Investing
May 13Earnings Not Telling The Story For American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP)
May 07American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Has No Shortage Of Debt
Apr 04American Electric Power: Buy This Dividend Stock On Sale
Mar 19American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) Shares Could Be 22% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Mar 17Here's What To Make Of American Electric Power Company's (NASDAQ:AEP) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Feb 28American Electric Power: Double-Digit Upside Potential With Interest Rate Cuts
Feb 06American Electric Power: Wonderful Stock At A Decent Price
Jan 29American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AEP) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Dec 28Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: AEP's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AEP's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| American Electric Power Company Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AEP) | 4.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Electric Utilities) | 3.1% |
| Analyst forecast (AEP) (up to 3 years) | 4.3% |
Notable Dividend: AEP's dividend (4.01%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: AEP's dividend (4.01%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (70.5%), AEP's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: AEP is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 06:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
American Electric Power Company, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| Nathan Judge | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |