Insider trade

Officer sold ~$178K of AEP shares in the open market

Traded Feb 24, 2026 · Filed Feb 25, 2026

~$178K
Reported value · 1,351 sh @ $131.46: 15K
Holds after · shares reported: -9.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.2%, $132.39 → $119.75 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

American Electric Power's Executive Vice President sold $178K of American Electric Power shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Feb 24, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 25, 2026

Officer$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$177,602

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

12 days after results of Feb 12, 2026, 70 days before results of May 5, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $132.39 on Feb 24, 2026, at its 52-week high, after a 13% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $98.59 (May 14, 2025) to $132.39 (Feb 24, 2026), 100% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $116.91 on Jan 9, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-0.1%	-1.2%	+1.1%
30 days	-0.7%	-8.3%	+7.6%
90 days	-1.9%	+8.9%	-10.8%
180 days	-7.1%	+11.1%	-18.2%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001628280-26-011545
Filed / recorded: Feb 25, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
Issuer CIK: 4904
Ticker: AEP
Reporting person: Kelly J Ferneau
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Executive Vice President
Security: Resticted Stock Units
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Feb 24, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,351
Price per share: $131.46
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 15,410
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 15, 2025.

Around the same time

7mo ago

110Shares · @ $132.31

Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.

Why it stands out Official record

7mo ago

50Shares · @ $132.31

Routine share withholding; mechanical by default.

Why it stands out Official record

7mo ago

9Shares · @ $132.31

Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.

Why it stands out Official record