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On 5/6/11, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NYSE:AEP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.46, payable on 6/10/11. As a percentage of AEP's recent stock price of $36.73, this dividend works out to approximately 1.25%.
Below is a dividend history chart for AEP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.46 declared by American Electric Power Company, Inc.:
AEP Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/08/11
0.460
11/08/10
0.460
08/06/10
0.420
05/06/10
0.420
02/08/10
0.410
11/06/09
0.410
08/06/09
0.410
05/06/09
0.410
02/06/09
0.410
11/06/08
0.410
08/06/08
0.410
05/07/08
0.410
02/06/08
0.410
11/07/07
0.410
08/08/07
0.390
05/08/07
0.390
02/07/07
0.390
11/08/06
0.390
08/08/06
0.370
05/08/06
0.370
02/08/06
0.370
11/08/05
0.370
08/08/05
0.350
05/06/05
0.350
02/08/05
0.350
11/08/04
0.350
08/06/04
0.350
05/06/04
0.350
02/06/04
0.350
11/06/03
0.350
08/06/03
0.350
05/07/03
0.350
02/06/03
0.600
11/06/02
0.600
08/07/02
0.600
05/08/02
0.600
02/06/02
0.600
11/07/01
0.600
08/08/01
0.600
05/08/01
0.600
02/07/01
0.600
11/08/00
0.600
08/08/00
0.600
05/08/00
0.600
02/08/00
0.600
11/08/99
0.600
08/06/99
0.600
05/06/99
0.600
02/08/99
0.600
11/06/98
0.600
08/06/98
0.600
05/06/98
0.600
02/06/98
0.600
11/06/97
0.600
08/06/97
0.600
05/07/97
0.600
02/06/97
0.600
11/06/96
0.600
08/07/96
0.600
05/08/96
0.600
02/08/96
0.600
11/08/95
0.600
08/08/95
0.600
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from AEP is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 5.01% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AEP makes up 4.91% of the Utilities HOLDRS ETF (UTH) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Thursday.
AEP operates in the Electric Utilities sector, among companies like Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) which is off about 1.6% today, and UniSource Energy Corp. (NYSE:UNS) trading lower by about 0.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AEP, versus BKH and UNS.
In Thursday trading, American Electric Power Company, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.2% on the day.
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