Analyst ratings
Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 13 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $144.00.
NASDAQ: AEP · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Over the past week, American Electric Power (AEP) racked up about 64 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 47% bullish but is far apart: News runs 88% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 13 of 23 analysts rating AEP a buy.
There is little buzz around AEP this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 57% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 88%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 13 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $144.00.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 10 points above the crowd average of 47%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 88% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 88-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, American Electric Power (AEP) buzz held subdued around 34.2 while the price drifted down 1.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 3.2M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, AEP held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 38.2 and was variable, swinging between 30.4 and 56.2. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 18 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (13 / 10 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 47% |
| Avg price target | $144.00 |
| Most bullish source | News, 88% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 88 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 64 |
| Market cap | $67.22B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 21.6 · 18.2 |
| EPS · Beta | $5.72 · 0.5 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $22.79B · 14% margin |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, American Electric Power (AEP) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 59/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 47% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 64 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around American Electric Power (AEP) is fairly quiet with 5 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 7 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads split on American Electric Power (AEP), averaging 47% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 88% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 88-point spread. On the professional side, 13 of 23 analysts rate AEP a buy.
Of the 23 analysts covering American Electric Power (AEP), 13 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $144.00. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 47% bullish.
American Electric Power (AEP)'s cross-source average is mixed at 47% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 53% bullish, News reads 88% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 59/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for American Electric Power (AEP) at 47% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit activity is rising. The hold signal carries 59/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 34 mentions (53% of total volume). News contributes 25 mentions and Reddit contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 47% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. AEP's hold signal at 59/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 47% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The AEP sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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