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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 NYSE:CNP 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$111.99-0.8%$106.71$89.91▼$115.36$59.89B0.43.63 million shs2.35 million shsAESAES$13.31+2.9%$12.19$9.46▼$20.30$9.48B0.9610.00 million shs13.88 million shsCMSCMS Energy$72.25-0.5%$71.21$63.97▼$76.45$21.63B0.362.32 million shs2.49 million shsCNPCenterPoint Energy$38.05-1.0%$37.03$25.65▼$39.39$24.84B0.585.79 million shs4.99 million shs The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy stocks are roaring. It's the hottest energy sector of the year. Cameco Corp, Paladin Energy, and BWX Technologies were all up more than 40% in 2024. The biggest market moves could still be ahead of us, and there are seven nuclear energy stocks that could rise much higher in the next several months. To unlock these tickers, enter your email address below.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power0.00%-0.45%+4.27%+7.91%+15.53%AESAES0.00%+1.60%-0.37%+13.66%-22.89%CMSCMS Energy0.00%-1.72%+0.49%+0.44%+8.73%CNPCenterPoint Energy0.00%-2.00%+2.09%+1.06%+47.54%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3187 of 5 stars2.12.04.21.04.12.51.9AESAES4.981 of 5 stars4.35.05.01.93.41.71.9CMSCMS Energy3.8542 of 5 stars1.34.02.50.73.62.51.9CNPCenterPoint Energy3.972 of 5 stars2.22.03.31.44.11.71.3Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAEPAmerican Electric Power 2.29Hold$111.29-0.63% DownsideAESAES 2.67Moderate Buy$24.6785.32% UpsideCMSCMS Energy 2.54Moderate Buy$77.256.92% UpsideCNPCenterPoint Energy 2.36Hold$37.38-1.77% DownsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AEP, AES, CMS, and CNP Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails8/1/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$105.00 ➝ $111.007/31/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$102.00 ➝ $114.007/31/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerRaymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$115.00 ➝ $122.007/31/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$100.00 ➝ $110.007/31/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$109.00 ➝ $116.007/29/2025CNPCenterPoint EnergyBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$38.00 ➝ $39.007/25/2025CNPCenterPoint EnergyScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$40.00 ➝ $42.007/25/2025CNPCenterPoint EnergyMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$38.00 ➝ $39.007/22/2025AESAESJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$14.00 ➝ $15.007/22/2025AESAESBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$12.00 ➝ $14.007/22/2025CMSCMS EnergyBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$77.00 ➝ $78.00(Data available from 8/18/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAEPAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.04$11.98 per share9.35$50.71 per share2.21AESAES$12.28B0.77$4.05 per share3.29$10.84 per share1.23CMSCMS Energy$7.52B2.88$7.52 per share9.61$28.53 per share2.53CNPCenterPoint Energy$8.64B2.87$3.80 per share10.02$16.37 per share2.32Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAEPAmerican Electric Power$2.97B$6.8416.3717.802.9717.68%11.55%3.11%11/5/2025 (Estimated)AESAES$1.68B$1.429.376.591.598.42%19.02%3.01%10/30/2025 (Estimated)CMSCMS Energy$1.00B$3.3821.3818.622.6912.76%12.07%2.87%10/30/2025 (Estimated)CNPCenterPoint Energy$1.02B$1.4326.6120.352.7910.42%9.16%2.26%10/27/2025 (Estimated)Latest AEP, AES, CMS, and CNP EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails7/31/2025Q2 2025AESAES$0.39$0.51+$0.12-$0.15$2.97 billion$2.86 billion7/31/2025Q2 2025CMSCMS Energy$0.67$0.71+$0.04$0.66$1.68 billion$1.84 billion7/30/2025Q2 2025AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.27$1.43+$0.16$2.29$4.85 billion$5.09 billion7/24/2025Q2 2025CNPCenterPoint Energy$0.44$0.29-$0.15$0.30$2.20 billion$1.94 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.723.32%N/A54.39%15 YearsAESAES$0.705.26%N/A49.30%12 YearsCMSCMS Energy$2.173.00%N/A64.20%3 YearsCNPCenterPoint Energy$0.882.31%N/A61.54%5 YearsLatest AEP, AES, CMS, and CNP DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/17/2025CNPCenterPoint Energyquarterly$0.222.41%8/21/20258/21/20259/11/20257/22/2025AEPAmerican Electric Powerquarterly$0.933.38%8/8/20258/8/20259/10/20257/21/2025CMSCMS Energyquarterly$0.54253.01%8/8/20258/8/20258/29/20257/11/2025AESAESquarterly$0.17605.58%8/1/20258/1/20258/15/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAEPAmerican Electric Power1.330.550.41AESAES3.460.820.74CMSCMS Energy1.931.000.77CNPCenterPoint Energy1.870.790.61Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power75.24%AESAES93.13%CMSCMS Energy93.57%CNPCenterPoint Energy91.77%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power0.07%AESAES0.64%CMSCMS Energy0.49%CNPCenterPoint Energy0.14%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAEPAmerican Electric Power16,330534.79 million534.42 millionOptionableAESAES9,100712.05 million707.49 millionOptionableCMSCMS Energy8,324299.33 million297.87 millionOptionableCNPCenterPoint Energy8,872652.86 million651.95 millionOptionableAEP, AES, CMS, and CNP HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesAmerican Century Companies Inc. Acquires 1,709,682 Shares of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)2 hours ago | marketbeat.comCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Holdings Lifted by Aberdeen Group plc2 hours ago | marketbeat.comGulf International Bank UK Ltd Trims Holdings in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)3 hours ago | marketbeat.comResona Asset Management Co. Ltd. Buys 10,860 Shares of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)August 16 at 4:59 AM | marketbeat.comCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from AnalystsAugust 16 at 2:46 AM | marketbeat.comSTATE STREET CORP Increases Stake in CenterPoint Energy IncAugust 15 at 10:55 PM | gurufocus.comCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by BrokeragesAugust 15 at 2:46 AM | americanbankingnews.comCenterPoint Energy contributes final donated generator in Harris County as part of 2025 Hurricane Season preparationAugust 14, 2025 | electricenergyonline.comEBets against utility stocks decline in July; Evergy most shortedAugust 14, 2025 | msn.comCenterPoint Energy is aware of and monitoring the tropical disturbance in the Bay of Campeche | ...August 14, 2025 | gurufocus.comCenterPoint Energy is aware of and monitoring the tropical disturbance in the Bay of CampecheAugust 14, 2025 | gurufocus.comCenterPoint Energy is aware of and monitoring the tropical disturbance in the Bay of CampecheAugust 14, 2025 | prnewswire.comCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Shares Sold by Boston PartnersAugust 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comGQG Partners LLC Buys Shares of 2,170,367 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)August 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comNuveen LLC Makes New Investment in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)August 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comLinscomb Wealth Inc. Makes New Investment in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)August 13, 2025 | marketbeat.comCenterPoint Energy to invest in renewable natural gas created from Twin Cities' metro food and yard wasteAugust 13, 2025 | electricenergyonline.comEVirtu Financial LLC Takes Position in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)August 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comNational Bank of Canada FI Acquires 308,631 Shares of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)August 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Holdings Lifted by Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.August 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comMagellan Asset Management Ltd Sells 22,021 Shares of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP)August 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesWhy the American Eagle Stock Rally Isn't Just Speculation By Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli | July 28, 20253 Short Squeeze Candidates With Big Catalysts on the HorizonBy Dan Schmidt | July 25, 20253 Companies That Will Profit From Trump's Semiconductor TariffsBy Jordan Chussler | August 14, 2025Big Beat, Bigger Plans: AEP Stock Powers Up on Data Center BoomBy Chris Markoch | July 31, 2025How AEP Became a Critical AI Infrastructure PlayBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | August 15, 2025AEP, AES, CMS, and CNP Company DescriptionsAmerican Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP$111.99 -0.87 (-0.77%) Closing price 08/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$112.12 +0.13 (+0.11%) As of 07:21 AM 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 Polygon.io. 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$13.31 +0.37 (+2.86%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.40 +0.09 (+0.71%) As of 07:32 AM 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 Polygon.io. 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$72.25 -0.34 (-0.47%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.30 +0.05 (+0.07%) As of 08/15/2025 04:34 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 Polygon.io. 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.CenterPoint Energy NYSE:CNP$38.05 -0.39 (-1.01%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.12 +0.08 (+0.20%) As of 07:00 AM 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 Polygon.io. Learn more.CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides maintenance and repair services of home appliances to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. It serves approximately 2,534,730 metered customers; owned 348 substations with transformer capacity of 79,719 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated 217 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. 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