American Electric Power (AEP) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.13 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 1.63%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this utility would post earnings of $1.30 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.27, delivering a surprise of -2.31%.Over the last four quarters, the co ...