American Electric Power Company, Inc. vs Targa Resources Corp., two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AEP and TRGP diverge most: on revenue growth, AEP reads +8.6% and TRGP reads -1.5%; on altman z (solvency), AEP reads 0.83 and TRGP reads 6.85. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AEP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What TRGP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AEP | TRGP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $122.84 | $286.27 |
| Market cap | $67.2B | $61.6B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +9.2% |
| P/E | 18.2 | 27.4 |
| P/B | 2.04 | 16.23 |
| P/S | 3.02 | 3.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Revenue growth | +8.6% | -1.5% |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 27.8% |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 13.5% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% | 59.7% |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | 8.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 12.7% |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 1.2% |
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | 1.3% |
| Debt / equity | 1.55 | 5.16 |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 0.77 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.83 | 6.85 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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