American Electric Power vs FirstEnergy
AEP and FE 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 FE compare
American Electric Power is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as FirstEnergy ($70.9B against $27.1B).
On earnings, American Electric Power is cheaper: it trades at 22.5× trailing earnings, against 25.0× for FirstEnergy.
FirstEnergy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.6% versus 10.3% for American Electric Power).
Both pay dividends: American Electric Power yields 2.9% and FirstEnergy 3.9%.
American Electric Power scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 5 for FirstEnergy), 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 | FE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $70.9B | $27.1B |
| Share price | $130.21 | $46.91 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.6% | 2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 53.1% | 20.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 0.27 |
| Employees | 18K | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.5× (better) | 25.0× |
| P/S | 3.1× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.2× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.7× (better) | 24.9× |
| P/FCF | 16.5× | – |
| PEG | 1.60 | 0.71 (better) |
| FCF yield | 6.0% (better) | −7.2% |
| Fair value | $105.39 | $31.56 |
| Margin of safety | −23.5% (better) | −48.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.3% | 12.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.0% (better) | 6.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −17.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −15.2% (better) | −16.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.5% (better) | −2.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 23.0% (better) | 14.6% |
| Net margin | – | 6.9% |
| FCF margin | 18.8% (better) | −12.3% |
| Return on equity | – | 8.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.9% (better) | 4.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.65 (better) | 2.24 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.96 (better) | 12.51 |
| Interest coverage | 2.4× (better) | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.50 | 0.54 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.93 (better) | 0.73 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 3.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 95.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.7% (better) | 2.4% |
| Buyback yield | −1.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.4% | 3.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.2% | 89.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.10% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.2M | −$2.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.4% | 5.8% |
Go deeper
- AEP stock overview
- AEP income statement
- AEP valuation and score
- FE stock overview
- FE income statement
- FE valuation and score
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