DJ American Electric Power Co. Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ slipped 1.04% to $131.89 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.63% to 7,064.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.59% to 49,149.38.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
American Electric Power Co. Inc. closed 4.25% short of its 52-week high of $137.74, which the company reached on April 9th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.53% to $90.60, Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ fell 1.71% to $125.67, and Southern Co. $(SO)$ fell 1.70% to $91.92.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 983,756 below its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 21, 2026.
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April 21, 2026 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)
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