American Electric Power (AEP) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.85 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.78 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.77 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 3.93%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this utility would post earnings of $1.23 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.25, delivering a surprise of 1.63%.Over the last four quarters, the com ...