JuSunThe market has had a love/hate relationship with utility stocks for much of the past 12+ months, as speculation around interest rates has played a large role in the prices of these so-called 'bond-proxies'. However, with volatility comes opportunity, especially for value investors who don't mind short-term noise as it creates an opening to buy quality names in the utility sector at bargain valuations. This brings me to American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP), which I last covered here in October with  ...