American Electric Power vs Entergy
AEP and ETR side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AEP and ETR compare
American Electric Power is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Entergy ($70.9B against $51.4B).
On earnings, American Electric Power is cheaper: it trades at 22.5× trailing earnings, against 28.2× for Entergy.
American Electric Power grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.3% versus 9.5% for Entergy).
Both pay dividends: American Electric Power yields 2.9% and Entergy 2.3%.
American Electric Power scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 5 for Entergy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AEP | ETR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $70.9B | $51.4B |
| Share price | $130.21 | $110.11 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.6% | 15.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 53.1% | 111% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 0.43 |
| Employees | 18K | 12K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.5× (better) | 28.2× |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 3.8× |
| P/B | 2.2× (better) | 2.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.7× | 15.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.5× | – |
| PEG | 1.60 (better) | 2.10 |
| FCF yield | 6.0% (better) | −5.8% |
| Fair value | $105.39 | $78.92 |
| Margin of safety | −23.5% (better) | −39.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.3% (better) | 9.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.0% (better) | 5.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −15.2% | −3.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.5% (better) | 2.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 23.0% (better) | 22.9% |
| FCF margin | 18.8% (better) | −22.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.9% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.65 (better) | 1.90 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.96 | 5.65 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.4× (better) | 2.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.50 | 0.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.93 | 1.03 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% (better) | 2.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.7% (better) | 5.5% |
| Buyback yield | −1.5% (better) | −2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.4% (better) | −0.30% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.2% | 98.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.10% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.2M (better) | −$12.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.4% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- AEP stock overview
- AEP income statement
- AEP valuation and score
- ETR stock overview
- ETR income statement
- ETR valuation and score
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