American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) reported quarterly earnings of $1.19 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.15 by 3.66 percent. This is a 4.03 percent decrease over earnings of $1.24 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.314 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.887 billion by 8.73 percent. This is a 13.16 percent increase over sales of $4.696 billion the same period last year.