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AEP vs CEPU

Side-by-side comparison of American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEP) and Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AEP and CEPU operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • AEP is the larger of the two at $44.74B, about 20.2x CEPU ($2.22B).
  • CEPU has hit the wire 1 time in the past 4 weeks while AEP has been quiet.
  • AEP has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for CEPU).
MetricAEPCEPU
Company
American Electric Power Company Inc.
Central Puerto S.A.
Price
$126.78-1.83%
$14.59-0.38%
Market cap
$44.74B
$2.22B
1M return
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-
1Y return
-
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Industry
Electric Utilities: Central
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2018
News (4w)
0
1
Recent ratings
25
1
AEP

American Electric Power Company Inc.

American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric, as well as solar, wind, and other energy sources. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other market participants. The company owns, leases, or controls approximately 3,016 railcars, 411 barges, 6 towboats, and a coal handling terminal with approximately 18 million tons of annual capacity. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

CEPU

Central Puerto S.A.

Central Puerto S.A. generates and sells electric power to private and public customers in Argentina. It also produces steam. As of December 31, 2020, the company owned and operated five thermal generation plants, one hydroelectric generation plant, and seven wind farms with a total installed capacity of 4,709 MW. Central Puerto S.A. was founded in 1989 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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