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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected5Y Return
  • AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc+ 40.16%
  • SOSouthern Co+ 33.08%

Period Return

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

AEP+ 40.2%SO+ 33.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricAEPSO
Return
Last Price124.5088.11
Daily Change− 0.17%− 0.74%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years
+ 40.16%
+ 33.08%
Valuation
Market Cap$70.7 B$99.3 B
P/E Ratio21.5621.25
Dividend Yield4.48%4.02%
Net MarginTrailing 12M14.1%16.1%
Risk
Beta0.470.30
52-Week Range105.70 — $140.5883.80 — $100.84

Company

  • AEPUtilities · Utilities
  • SOUtilities · Utilities

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