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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NASDAQ:AEP NYSE:AES NYSE:CMS NASDAQ:LNT On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power$133.59-1.4%$131.69$105.70▼$140.58$72.69B0.524.06 million shs2.60 million shsAESAES$14.85+0.0%$14.69$12.33▼$17.65$10.59B0.9611.09 million shs4.32 million shsCMSCMS Energy$74.15-0.7%$74.22$68.64▼$80.36$22.91B0.353.17 million shs3.90 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.93-1.3%$74.16$63.28▼$78.81$19.09B0.552.48 million shs2.14 million shs7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. "Physical AI" is coming to the United States, and there are four ways that investors can gain exposure to this new robotics revolution. Plus, learn which seven companies are most positioned to benefit as intelligent robots enter the workforce.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power0.00%+2.57%-2.37%+0.35%+23.45%AESAES0.00%+0.34%+1.23%+2.42%+7.54%CMSCMS Energy0.00%+1.56%-4.95%-1.54%+2.74%LNTAlliant Energy0.00%+0.16%-2.99%+3.48%+15.40%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power$133.59-1.4%$131.69$105.70▼$140.58$72.69B0.524.06 million shs2.60 million shsAESAES$14.85+0.0%$14.69$12.33▼$17.65$10.59B0.9611.09 million shs4.32 million shsCMSCMS Energy$74.15-0.7%$74.22$68.64▼$80.36$22.91B0.353.17 million shs3.90 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.93-1.3%$74.16$63.28▼$78.81$19.09B0.552.48 million shs2.14 million shs7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. "Physical AI" is coming to the United States, and there are four ways that investors can gain exposure to this new robotics revolution. Plus, learn which seven companies are most positioned to benefit as intelligent robots enter the workforce.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power0.00%+2.57%-2.37%+0.35%+23.45%AESAES0.00%+0.34%+1.23%+2.42%+7.54%CMSCMS Energy0.00%+1.56%-4.95%-1.54%+2.74%LNTAlliant Energy0.00%+0.16%-2.99%+3.48%+15.40%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAEPAmerican Electric Power 2.59Moderate Buy$141.716.08% UpsideAESAES 2.00Hold$15.715.86% UpsideCMSCMS Energy 2.50Moderate Buy$81.339.69% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.64Moderate Buy$77.094.28% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AEP, LNT, AES, and CMS Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/23/2026CMSCMS Energy KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOverweight ➝ Sector Weight7/22/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$136.00 ➝ $139.007/22/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetMarket Perform$141.00 ➝ $139.007/22/2026LNTAlliant Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$83.00 ➝ $80.007/20/2026CMSCMS Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$81.00 ➝ $86.007/17/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$145.00 ➝ $146.007/16/2026CMSCMS Energy Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$78.007/16/2026CMSCMS Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$82.00 ➝ $85.007/15/2026LNTAlliant Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$81.00 ➝ $83.007/14/2026CMSCMS Energy BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$79.00 ➝ $81.007/13/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$136.00 ➝ $138.00(Data available from 7/27/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAEPAmerican Electric Power$21.88B3.32$12.17 per share10.98$59.57 per share2.24AESAES$12.49B0.85$4.42 per share3.36$12.79 per share1.16CMSCMS Energy$8.54B2.68$7.78 per share9.53$30.96 per share2.39LNTAlliant Energy$4.36B4.38$6.43 per share11.49$28.53 per share2.59Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.58B$6.8119.6219.472.4316.29%10.21%2.89%7/30/2026 (Estimated)AESAES$910M$1.877.946.29N/A10.78%22.66%3.84%7/30/2026 (Estimated)CMSCMS Energy$1.07B$3.6220.4817.822.7112.55%12.17%2.91%7/28/2026 (Estimated)LNTAlliant Energy$810M$3.1923.1820.092.7818.58%11.37%3.38%7/30/2026 (Confirmed)Latest AEP, LNT, AES, and CMS EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails7/30/2026Q2 2026AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.48N/AN/AN/A$5.34 billionN/A7/30/2026Q2 2026AESAES$0.45N/AN/AN/A$3.11 billionN/A7/30/2026Q2 2026LNTAlliant Energy$0.5950N/AN/AN/A$896.94 millionN/A7/28/2026Q2 2026CMSCMS Energy$0.3588N/AN/AN/A$1.87 billionN/A5/5/2026Q1 2026AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.57$1.64+$0.07$1.60$5.72 billion$6.02 billion5/5/2026Q1 2026AESAES$0.50$0.68+$0.18$0.68$3.11 billion$3.18 billion4/30/2026Q1 2026LNTAlliant Energy$0.82$0.82N/A$0.87$1.08 billion$1.18 billion4/28/2026Q1 2026CMSCMS Energy$1.11$1.13+$0.02$1.10$2.46 billion$2.73 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.802.84%+5.66%55.80%15 YearsAESAES$0.704.72%+4.19%37.43%12 YearsCMSCMS Energy$2.283.07%+5.89%62.98%3 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.142.89%+5.96%67.08%22 YearsLatest AEP, LNT, AES, and CMS DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/20/2026AEPAmerican Electric Powerquarterly$0.952.9%8/10/20268/10/20269/10/20267/20/2026CMSCMS Energyquarterly$0.573.13%8/7/20268/7/20269/1/20267/16/2026LNTAlliant Energyquarterly$0.53502.86%7/31/20267/31/20268/17/20267/15/2026AESAESquarterly$0.17604.75%7/31/20267/31/20268/14/20264/28/2026AEPAmerican Electric Powerquarterly$0.952.92%5/8/20265/8/20266/10/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAEPAmerican Electric Power1.420.530.39AESAES2.970.730.65CMSCMS Energy1.800.840.66LNTAlliant Energy1.480.690.53Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power75.24%AESAES93.13%CMSCMS Energy93.57%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power0.05%AESAES0.76%CMSCMS Energy0.50%LNTAlliant Energy0.26%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAEPAmerican Electric Power17,581544.10 million543.83 millionOptionableAESAES8,336713.16 million707.74 millionOptionableCMSCMS Energy8,350308.92 million307.38 millionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,948258.28 million257.61 millionOptionableAEP, LNT, AES, and CMS HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesSummitTX Capital L.P. Has $19.43 Million Stake in Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTJuly 27 at 6:16 AM | marketbeat.comLombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA Has $3.31 Million Position in Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTJuly 27 at 5:51 AM | marketbeat.comEntropy Technologies LP Acquires Shares of 37,279 Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTJuly 27 at 3:59 AM | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy (LNT) Dividend Declaration Leaves Its Valuation Story Looking Fairly PricedJuly 26 at 11:24 PM | finance.yahoo.comDelta Global Management LP Makes New $2.51 Million Investment in Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTJuly 26 at 4:31 AM | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation $LNT Shares Sold by First Trust Advisors LPJuly 25 at 3:44 AM | marketbeat.comWells Fargo Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Alliant Energy (LNT)July 24 at 6:57 PM | theglobeandmail.comAnalysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Utilities Companies: Dominion Energy (D), FirstEnergy (FE) and Alliant Energy (LNT)July 24 at 6:57 PM | theglobeandmail.comAlliant Energy Corporation $LNT is Liberty One Investment Management LLC's 4th Largest PositionJuly 24 at 6:08 AM | marketbeat.comBMO Capital Markets Has Lowered Expectations for Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) Stock PriceJuly 24 at 1:48 AM | americanbankingnews.comEarnings Preview: Alliant Energy (LNT) Q2 Earnings Expected to DeclineJuly 23, 2026 | zacks.comAlliant Energy (LNT) Projected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on ThursdayJuly 23, 2026 | marketbeat.comBMO Capital Markets Lowers Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) Price Target to $80.00July 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comYour Dividend Calendar for July 27–31: 10 Stocks and the Last Day to Buy Each OneJuly 22, 2026 | 247wallst.comAlliant Energy Corporation $LNT Shares Sold by Magellan Asset Management LtdJuly 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comSwiss National Bank Has $54.13 Million Stake in Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTJuly 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comHsbc Holdings PLC Sells 20,599 Shares of Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTJuly 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation $LNT Shares Sold by California Public Employees Retirement SystemJuly 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comWhat to expect from Alliant Energy's next quarterly earnings reportJuly 21, 2026 | msn.comBank of New York Mellon Corp Sells 231,232 Shares of Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTJuly 21, 2026 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation $LNT Shares Sold by Illinois Municipal Retirement FundJuly 20, 2026 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeAEP, LNT, AES, and CMS Company DescriptionsAmerican Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP$133.59 -1.95 (-1.44%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$134.01 +0.42 (+0.31%) As of 06:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, renewable, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other market participants. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.AES NYSE:AES$14.84 +0.01 (+0.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.82 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 05:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,596 megawatts and distributes power to 2.6 million customers. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.CMS Energy NYSE:CMS$74.15 -0.55 (-0.74%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.14 -2.01 (-2.72%) As of 04:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.CMS Energy Corporation operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility; Gas Utility; and Enterprises. The Electric Utility segment is involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources. Its distribution system comprises 208 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 4 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 4,428 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 19 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 82,474 miles of electric distribution overhead lines; 9,395 miles of underground distribution lines; 1,093 substations; and 3 battery facilities. The Gas Utility segment engages in the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas, which includes 2,392 miles of transmission lines; 15 gas storage fields; 28,065 miles of distribution mains; and 8 compressor stations. The Enterprises segment is involved in the independent power production and marketing, including the development and operation of renewable generation. It serves 1.9 million electric and 1.8 million gas customers, including residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Jackson, Michigan.Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT$73.93 -1.01 (-1.35%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.93 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alliant Energy Corporation, through its other subsidiary, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Wisconsin; and sells electricity to wholesale customers in Wisconsin. It serves retail customers in the farming, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, chemical, packaging, and food industries, as well as wholesale customers comprising municipalities and rural electric cooperatives. In addition, the company owns and operates a short-line rail freight service in Iowa; a Mississippi River barge, rail, and truck freight terminal in Illinois; freight brokerage services; wind turbine blade recycling services; and a rail-served warehouse in Iowa. Further, it holds interests in a natural gas-fired electric generating unit near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; and a wind farm located in Oklahoma. The company was formerly known as Interstate Energy Corp. and changed its name to Alliant Energy Corporation in May 1999. Alliant Energy Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. 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