American Electric Power Company (AEP)

38.23 +0.25  +0.66%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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American Electric Power Company Beta: 0.4793

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AEP Beta Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 0.4749 Sep 2007
Maximum 0.8959 May 2007
Average 0.6140

About Beta 60 Month

YCharts calculates the 60 month market beta by regressing stock returns less the risk free rate of returns on the market returns less the risk free rate of return (Market returns come from the S&P 500 Total Returns Index (SPXTR), and the risk free rate is the 4 Week Average T-Bill (Monthly). There must be a minimum of 36 months of stock returns for a company to have its beta calculated.

Beta is a measure of the risk of a stock when it is included in a well-diversified portfolio.

In financial theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model breaks down expected stock returns into two components. The first is the return that would be expected based on covariance with the movements of the market (for most stocks, when the market as a whole goes up, the price of the stock will also go up). The second part is the increase in the price of a stock that is not explained by the market. The first part - covariance with the market - is what Beta captures.

When Beta is positive, the stock price tends to move in the same direction as the market, and the magnitude of Beta tells by how much. If a stock's Beta is greater than 1, that means that when the market index goes up 1%, we expect the stock will go up by more than 1%. On the contrary, if the market goes down by 1%, we expect the stock to go down by more than 1%. Negative Betas, while rare, signify a negative correlation. When the market goes up, we would expect the stock price to go down.

For readers with a background in regression analysis, Beta is the slope of the linear regression shown in the formula below, where Returns are the return on an individual stock or portfolio, Rf is the risk free rate, RMarket is the return on a market portfolio, and e is an error term.
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AEP News

RT @ScottAdams_Edit Best US dividend stocks with growing cash flow http://stks.co/3yVy $PBI $EEP $NNN $PBCT $PAA $AEP $VVC $MRK $UVV $PAYX
about 3 days ago by eyeonequities
Best US dividend stocks with growing cash flow http://stks.co/3y55 $PBI $EEP $NNN $PBCT $PAA $AEP $VVC $MRK $UVV $PAYX $NUE $BMY $HI $SWY
about 3 days ago by ScottAdams_Edit
$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $WMT $CRM $T $AEP $VZ Bad: $MA $KLAC $AMD $WDC $WFM $STUDY
about 9 days ago by stockspot
Pepco Lowered to Neutral
May 18, 2:30PM
$AEP Long 1K here at $37.55
about 10 days ago by BigKarma
The Cheapest High-Yield Stocks Within The S&P 500 + http://stks.co/3rmg + $PBI $GCI $EXC $HRB $PPL $CVC $ETR $COP $TE $AEP
about 10 days ago by DividendYield
Here Comes the Sunstorm
May 14, 10:52PM The Wall Street Journal
Utilities on firee though, my fav $FE now almost OB, $HE $AEP and others ready to BO $$
about 15 days ago by harmongreg
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May 10, 10:39AM Fool
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May 09, 2:50PM Fool
$AEP http://stks.co/3iaD Breaking back down this morning
about 19 days ago by KarSun01
Ex-Dividend Stocks http://stks.co/3hBb My story via @TheStreet $IBM $TJX $PPG $ALTR $ETR $HCBK $PAG $PH $AEP #ExDividend #Dividend
about 20 days ago by azendrian
Best Yielding Large Cap Utility Stocks + http://stks.co/3h5Q + $CIG $CPL $NGG $EXC $PPL $ETR $AEP $FE $DUK $PGN $PEG $SO $TRP $PCG $ED $SRE
about 20 days ago by DividendYield
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May 04, 9:00AM Investor Place
$AEP http://stks.co/3eKY Next buy/add-on point is a close above 39
about 24 days ago by KSun00
Overview Of The Safest Large Cap Stocks + http://stks.co/3dnH + $NLY $CHT $KMP $PPL $PAA $MO $AEP $FE $DUK $PGN $LO $PEG $SO $PCG $ED $BMY
about 24 days ago by DividendYield
$AEP http://stks.co/3dcY Continues to act strong after breaking out last Friday
about 24 days ago by KSun00
$AEP http://stks.co/3ahX Continues to hold above support/200-day MA. Odds are this continues higher
about 27 days ago by KSun00
$AEP http://stks.co/3ZzV Been tweeting this one for awhile now. Bounced off support today and took out Friday's highs
about 27 days ago by KSun00
$AEP dividend on May 8. Re-positioning covered calls to collect dividend. Roll any May positions now or miss dividend.
about 27 days ago by deeppocketoptions
$AEP http://stks.co/3YtP Breaking above Res Line & 200-day MA. Strangely Heavy Vol over past 2 days, Pos MACD Div. Looks good
about 29 days ago by KSun00
$AEP http://stks.co/3XJQ Doesn't have to vol to break today, but def watching. Trying to pass desc t/l, 200-day, MACD 0 Cross
about 31 days ago by KSun00
Xcel Beats EPS, Lags Revs
Apr 26, 2:29PM
$AEP continues to drift up today. On B/O watch over 38.5 for those that play that sort of trade.
about 32 days ago by 1nvestor
small Watchlist for today: $HAIN $FAST $LVS $SBUX $AEP $AWI
about 34 days ago by 1nvestor
Testing the neckline of an Inv HnS pattern. Gear up. $AEP http://chart.ly/yuvfq84
about 36 days ago by 1nvestor
News related to $AEP, currently +0.0% since open: 'AEP 1Q profit rises 10 percent' http://stks.co/3QyA
about 37 days ago by TradeBot
Listen to $AEP Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Qrj
about 37 days ago by earningscast
See details of $AEP Q1 2012 earnings, industrial sales, and coal to natural gas switching on Slideshare: http://stks.co/3QjP
about 37 days ago by AEP
RT @AEP $AEP Q1 2012 earnings $.80 per share GAAP & ongoing. Management not reaffirming 2012 ongoing earnings guidance. http://stks.co/3QjM
about 37 days ago by StockTwits

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