Since the late 1970s, when the former options trader and arbitrageur moved into activist investing (then called “corporate raiding”), Carl Icahn has built a multi-billion dollar fortune investing in (and pushing for profitable changes at) undervalued companies. With this track record, it’s no surprise that Wall Street and Main Street investors alike are always curious to hear what are the latest Carl Icahn stocks.Yes, over the past year, Icahn has experienced a bit of a role reversal, going from predator to ...

Analysts on Wall Street project that American Electric Power (AEP) will announce quarterly earnings of $1.27 per share in its forthcoming report, representing an increase of 21% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $5.22 billion, increasing 6.9% from the same quarter last year.Over the last 30 days, there has been an upward revision of 2.3% in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter, leading to its current level. This signifies the covering analysts' collective reconsideration of their initial ...

Facing some doubts in February, investors should turn to utility stocks. Why? It’s very simple. With this sector, you’re dealing with permanent relevance.In the connected world we live in, going off grid won’t get you very far. Everything we do depends on power and other critical resources. Further, the top utility stocks are effectively entrenched in their key markets. Protected by significant barriers to entry – including steep regulations – legacy utility companies benefit from natural monopolies.Second, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has scheduled a quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 27. The call will be broadcast live over the internet at http://www.aep.com/webcasts.The webcast will include audio of the call as well as visuals of charts and graphics referred to by AEP management during the call. The call will be archived on http://www.aep.com/webcasts for use by those unable to listen to the live webcas ...

High-yield dividend stocks have been out of favor for two reasons. First, the 10-year Treasury rate is over 4%, which makes it difficult to get excited about a stalwart dividend stock yielding less than that. And second, the market has been going up -- a lot. Those capital gains are going to eclipse the dividend income from many companies. And that leaves high-yield dividend stocks on the sidelines of today's unstoppable market.But long-term investors know that the secret to investing in quality dividend st ...

Company enters into an agreement with Icahn Capital L.P. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Icahn Capital L.P. and certain of its affiliates, under which Hunter C. Gary, senior managing director at Icahn Enterprises L.P., and Henry ("Hank") P. Linginfelter, retired executive vice president of Southern Company Gas, will join AEP's Board of Directors, effective today. Julie Sloat, AEP chair, president a ...

imaginima Overview While the utilities sector as a whole hasn't been too popular lately, I believe that we are in the midst of a great buying opportunity. The utilities sector operates on a consistent basis considering they offer a product and service we all need. However, I believe the price has been suppressed by the rising interest rates. Now that we are on the horizon of anticipated rate cuts this year, I think it is likely we will see a nice price recovery. In the meantime, we have the opportunity to c ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has been named to the JUST 100 list for the fourth year in a row. This ranking by JUST Capital recognizes America's best corporate citizens, and this is AEP's second year in the top 20. The JUST 100 identifies companies that set the standard in commitment to their stakeholders. JUST Capital, in partnership with CNBC, assessed 937 of the nation's largest publicly traded companies across 20 stakeholder-focused issues identified ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) received three Outstanding Customer Engagement awards today from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and national key accounts customers. This is the eighth time that AEP has received EEI's top award for providing multi-site customers with superior service. "It's a key priority for AEP to build and maintain strong relationships with our customers and provide them with exceptional service, which also helps drive growth in our ...

JuSunThe market has had a love/hate relationship with utility stocks for much of the past 12+ months, as speculation around interest rates has played a large role in the prices of these so-called 'bond-proxies'. However, with volatility comes opportunity, especially for value investors who don't mind short-term noise as it creates an opening to buy quality names in the utility sector at bargain valuations. This brings me to American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP), which I last covered here in October with ...