Young russian adult failing to settle an domestic argument indoorsgettyBe honest. I won’t be mad, but just admit it.You’ve got some SPY Principal Shareholder Yield Index ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in your portfolio. So much in fact you’re probably trying to quickly change the subject from the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY).I’m not mad. (I’m just disappointed—ha!) We refer to SPY as “America’s ticker for a reason.” It is everywhere.And it’s OK. Really it is. Holding SPY has worked out this year. But we’re now ...

Millions of Americans recently suffered through, or are continuing to suffer from a deadly heat wave. Cynically, this framework is a positive for utility stocks. I don’t know about you but when the sun started to bake my neck of the woods, I had to run the air conditioner all night to be able to sleep.I’m sure I’m not unique in this matter – not even close. What’s more, we could suffer the same heat or worse over the next several years. According to The Washington Post, Americans and other global citizens j ...

Investors in American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Jul 19, 2024 $45.00 Put had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.What is Implied Volatility?Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the o ...

Fehrman is an accomplished leader with decades of industry experience and expertiseBenjamin G.S. Fowke III to serve as senior advisor during transition and remain a Board memberCOLUMBUS, Ohio, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power's (Nasdaq: AEP) Board of Directors has elected William J. "Bill" Fehrman as president and chief executive officer, effective Aug. 1, 2024.Bill FehrmanFehrman brings decades of utility operational leadership experience and in-depth knowledge of the energy industry. ...

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is deploying systematic investments in infrastructural upgrades to enhance the reliability of its operations, which will allow it to serve its utility customers efficiently. The company is also making consistent investments to expand its renewable generation portfolio.However, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company faces risks like rising interest rates and an unfavorable financial position, which act as a headwind.TailwindsAmerican Electric has a capital investment pl ...

imaginima Overview American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) is an electric utilities company with operations that span across the United States. They provide a range of different energy sources including the use of coal, lignite, natural gas, and renewable energy. AEP has the nation's largest electric transmission system, clocking in a total of 40,000 transmission miles. The company has a market cap of about $46B and has exposure to nearly 6M customers throughout 11 different states that it operates within. ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) announced today it will retain its retail energy business, AEP Energy. The company is reaffirming its 2024 operating earnings guidance of $5.53 to $5.73 per share, long-term growth rate of 6% to 7% and FFO/Debt target of 14% to 15%. AEP management will meet with investors tomorrow at the Citi 2024 Energy Conference. The company's updated cash flow forecast is available at https://www.aep.com/investors/ in the investor present ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its distributed resources business, AEP OnSite Partners ("OnSite"), to funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLC. AEP expects to net approximately $315 million in cash after taxes and transaction fees, subject to customary closing adjustments. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024, pending regulatory approvals. "I'm grateful to the AEP OnSite Partners team a ...

GAHANNA, Ohio, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, today filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in docket 24-508-EL-ATA a proposal that would create a new rate category for data center customers and cryptocurrency mining/mobile data center operations. The proposed rate structure would require new data centers with loads greater than 25 megawatts (MW) and cryptocurrency mining operations/mobile data centers with loads greater than 1 MW to agree ...

The utility sector, which tends to outperform when the economy is in a downturn, staged a nice comeback, gaining 8.5% since the start of April. The solid returns have made it the top-performing S&P 500 sector of the second quarter and the third-best-performing sector year to date. The prospect of rate cuts this year, a slowing economy and solid industry fundamentals buoyed the rally.While many stocks have powered the sector, we have highlighted five that led the way higher in the past month and saw positive ...