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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
SelectedYTD Return
  • AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc+ 7.50%
  • SOSouthern Co+ 1.07%

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+ 7.5%SO+ 1.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricAEPSO
Return
Last Price124.5088.00
Daily Change− 0.17%− 0.87%
Period ReturnYear to Date
+ 7.50%
+ 1.07%
Valuation
Market Cap$70.7 B$99.2 B
P/E Ratio21.5621.22
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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