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AEP AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC Insider Trading

5 filings analyzed · Latest 2026-03-02
Insider buys
0
Insider sells
5
Unique insiders
3
Direction
Net selling

Historically, stocks have lagged the S&P 500 by a median ~2% over the 90 days after a low insider sell (n ≈ 2,652, 2022-2026). Past results don't predict the future. How we measure this ↗

March 2026
2026-03-02
low
Executive Vice President
4,106 shares
$542,320
@ $132.08
Significance 3/10

AEP EVP Ulrich sells 4,106 shares at $132.08; retains 42,263 shares post-transaction

Ulrich Phillip R., Executive Vice President of American Electric Power Co Inc, sold 4,106 shares for $542,320.48 on 2026-02-27, reducing holdings from 46,369 shares to 42,263 shares. The sale occurred near the 52-week high (stock currently at $133.29, -0.4% from 52-week high of $133.82), and the company shows solid fundamentals with net income of $1,000,300,000.00 and annual revenue growth of +10.9%. The executive retains substantial equity (42,263 shares post-transaction), indicating continued material ownership stake in the company despite the sale. The sale size represents an 8.9% reduction of pre-transaction holdings, a modest portfolio adjustment rather than a major liquidation.

June 2025
2025-06-18
medium
Executive Vice President
8,058 shares
$819,821
@ $101.74
Significance 5/10

AEP EVP David Feinberg sold 8,058 shares for $819,820.92 on 2025-06-17; third consecutive sale in two weeks.

Feinberg conducted a second large open-market sale in one week, offloading 8,058 shares (44.0% of his pre-transaction holdings) at $101.74. This marks the third AEP sale in nine trading days—he also sold on 2025-06-10 and 2025-06-03—suggesting a systematic reduction in his stake at the company. Post-transaction holdings of 10,274 shares represent less than half his position just nine days prior (18,332 shares), a material concentration shift. While AEP stock has declined 2.5% over the past 30 days and 4.7% over 90 days from this trade date, his cross-ticker track record shows 2 prior sells with no measurable well-timed outcomes, and his AEP-specific prior trades remain too recent for 90-day assessment. The pattern of repeated sales in a narrow window is noteworthy for monitoring, though the fundamental backdrop—19.50 P/E ratio and 3.9% annual revenue growth—does not suggest acute distress.

2025-06-11
medium
Executive Vice President
8,058 shares
$817,806
@ $101.49
Significance 4/10

EVP David Feinberg sells 8,058 shares of AEP at $101.49, reducing holdings by 30.5% within 7 days of prior sale

David Matthew Feinberg, Executive Vice President at American Electric Power, sold 8,058 shares at $101.49 on 2025-06-10, reducing his holdings from 26,390 to 18,332 shares—a 30.5% reduction. This sale follows another AEP sale just 7 days prior (2025-06-03), establishing a pattern of consecutive open-market dispositions. At the current price of $101.94, the stock trades -6.7% from its 52-week high, and AEP's valuation metrics (P/E 19.64, +3.9% annual revenue growth, $54.5B market cap) remain within historical range. The consecutive timing of these two sales—rather than their magnitude or market context—warrants observation, as it deviates from typical insider transaction frequency and may reflect evolving capital allocation decisions at the executive level.

2025-06-04
low
Executive Vice President
8,057 shares
$829,388
@ $102.94
Significance 4/10

EVP David Matthew Feinberg sold 8,057 shares of AEP at $102.94 on 2025-06-03, reducing stake to 26,298 shares.

Feinberg's sale of 8,057 shares (representing a -23.5% reduction from his pre-transaction holdings of 34,355 shares) was executed at $102.94, which is $1.09 above the current price of $101.85. The transaction occurred near the 52-week high of $109.27 (6.8% below that peak) and during a period when AEP stock has declined 5.2% over the prior 30 days. As a single open-market transaction by an executive officer at a mature utility company with $5.5B in quarterly revenue and a P/E of 19.62, this sale does not constitute an unusually large stake reduction relative to his remaining 26,298 share holdings. The modest transaction size and execution price near recent highs are consistent with routine portfolio management activity by an institutional shareholder.

May 2025
2025-05-20
medium
Executive Vice President
10,141 shares
$1,041,278
@ $102.68
Significance 5/10

Lies Quinton S (EVP) sold 10,141 shares of AEP at $102.68; holdings reduced 51.2% to 9,658 shares

Executive Vice President Lies Quinton S sold 10,141 shares (10.1K) of American Electric Power on 2025-05-19 at $102.68, reducing his holdings by 51.2% from 19,799 to 9,658 shares. The sale occurred near the midpoint of the 52-week range ($86.89–$109.27) and at a discount of 5.1% to the 52-week high, with AEP trading modestly lower over 30 days (-3.7%) despite modest 90-day gains (+0.6%). This material reduction in an executive's equity stake warrants attention to whether it reflects broader management confidence or signaling about near-term prospects, though the filing alone does not indicate whether the sale was scheduled under a trading plan or discretionary.

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