American Electric Power Company Inc vs Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? American Electric Power Company Inc trades at $123.63 (market cap $67.28B), while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $84.65. The key difference: American Electric Power Company Inc pays a 3.07% dividend while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEP | XLP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $67.28B | — |
Sector | Utilities | — |
52-Week High | $138.69 | $90.00 |
52-Week Low | $106.44 | $75.61 |
Enterprise Value | $120.17B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.07% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 43% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (19%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (4%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Read more on AEP →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Consumer Staples companies by the GICS®. It is non-diversified.
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