American Electric Stock: Is AEP Outperforming the Utilities Sector?

Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is an electric public utility holding company that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. Valued at a market cap of $72.2 billion, the company operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. Companies with a market cap of $10 billion or more are typically referre ...