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AEP vs AZRE

Side-by-side comparison of American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEP) and Azure Power Global Limited Equity Shares (AZRE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AEP and AZRE operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • AEP is the larger of the two at $44.74B, about 69.9x AZRE ($640.4M).
  • AEP has hit the wire 3 times in the past 4 weeks while AZRE has been quiet.
  • AEP has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 6 for AZRE).
MetricAEPAZRE
Company
American Electric Power Company Inc.
Azure Power Global Limited Equity Shares
Price
-
-
Market cap
$44.74B
$640.4M
1M return
+5.00%
-
1Y return
+25.85%
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Industry
Electric Utilities: Central
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2016
News (4w)
3
0
Recent ratings
25
6
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.

AZRE

Azure Power Global Limited Equity Shares

Azure Power Global Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, construction, ownership, operation, maintenance, and management of renewable energy projects in India. It generates solar energy based on long-term contracts with Indian government energy distribution companies, as well as other non-governmental energy distribution companies and commercial customers. As of March 31, 2021, the company operated 45 utility scale projects with a combined rated capacity of 1,990 MWs. Azure Power Global Limited was founded in 2008 and is based in New Delhi, India.