DJ American Electric Power Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ advanced 1.98% to $120.67 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.84% to 6,917.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 49,240.99.
American Electric Power Co. Inc. closed 3.31% below its 52-week high of $124.80, which the company achieved on November 18th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 2.88% to $88.82, Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ rose 1.82% to $121.67, and Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 2.20% to $90.13.
Trading volume (3.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 3, 2026.
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February 03, 2026 16:47 ET (21:47 GMT)
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