American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) reported quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.23 by 16.73 percent. This is a 14.4 percent increase over earnings of $1.25 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.086 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.844 billion by 4.99 percent. This is a 10.57 percent increase over sales of $4.600 billion the same period last year.