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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 NASDAQ:EXC NASDAQ:LNT NASDAQ:XEL 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$131.59+1.5%$131.99$100.72▼$139.44$70.52B0.564.58 million shs3.28 million shsEXCExelon$46.23+1.9%$47.14$42.11▼$50.65$46.40B0.328.14 million shs9.23 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.95+0.9%$72.07$59.62▼$75.76$18.93B0.582.66 million shs1.95 million shsXELXcel Energy$81.08+1.1%$79.90$65.21▼$84.23$50.07B0.415.28 million shs3.74 million shsA Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for June 2026. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power+1.53%+5.15%-0.02%+1.72%+27.84%EXCExelon+1.94%+6.57%+0.81%-3.26%+4.62%LNTAlliant Energy+0.91%+4.30%+4.21%+4.14%+19.54%XELXcel Energy+1.10%+4.06%+3.80%-0.58%+15.96%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power$131.59+1.5%$131.99$100.72▼$139.44$70.52B0.564.58 million shs3.28 million shsEXCExelon$46.23+1.9%$47.14$42.11▼$50.65$46.40B0.328.14 million shs9.23 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.95+0.9%$72.07$59.62▼$75.76$18.93B0.582.66 million shs1.95 million shsXELXcel Energy$81.08+1.1%$79.90$65.21▼$84.23$50.07B0.415.28 million shs3.74 million shsA Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for June 2026. 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Click the link to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power+1.53%+5.15%-0.02%+1.72%+27.84%EXCExelon+1.94%+6.57%+0.81%-3.26%+4.62%LNTAlliant Energy+0.91%+4.30%+4.21%+4.14%+19.54%XELXcel Energy+1.10%+4.06%+3.80%-0.58%+15.96%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAEPAmerican Electric Power 2.64Moderate Buy$141.247.33% UpsideEXCExelon 2.17Hold$50.338.88% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.69Moderate Buy$76.603.58% UpsideXELXcel Energy 3.06Buy$90.6311.77% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest EXC, AEP, LNT, and XEL Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/21/2026XELXcel Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$87.005/21/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$136.00 ➝ $129.005/18/2026XELXcel Energy Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$95.00 ➝ $92.005/15/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$141.00 ➝ $148.005/15/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$141.00 ➝ $140.005/15/2026EXCExelon TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetHold$51.00 ➝ $49.005/14/2026XELXcel Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$94.00 ➝ $91.005/13/2026EXCExelon KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetUnderweight$43.00 ➝ $41.005/12/2026XELXcel Energy BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$91.00 ➝ $87.005/8/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$144.005/6/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Perform$131.00 ➝ $140.00(Data available from 5/23/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAEPAmerican Electric Power$21.88B3.27$12.53 per share10.50$60.61 per share2.17EXCExelon$24.26B1.95$6.50 per share7.11$28.65 per share1.61LNTAlliant Energy$4.36B4.38$6.58 per share11.24$28.74 per share2.57XELXcel Energy$14.67B3.45$9.10 per share8.91$38.13 per share2.13Compare 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$6.8119.3219.242.5816.29%10.21%2.89%7/29/2026 (Estimated)EXCExelon$2.77B$2.7316.9315.162.6311.21%9.83%2.44%7/30/2026 (Estimated)LNTAlliant Energy$810M$3.1923.1820.102.9918.58%11.37%3.38%8/6/2026 (Estimated)XELXcel Energy$2.02B$3.4723.3718.062.0814.14%10.37%2.90%7/30/2026 (Estimated)Latest EXC, AEP, LNT, and XEL EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/6/2026Q1 2026EXCExelon$0.8840$0.91+$0.0260$0.90$6.93 billion$7.24 billion5/5/2026Q1 2026AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.57$1.64+$0.07$1.60$5.72 billion$6.02 billion4/30/2026Q1 2026LNTAlliant Energy$0.82$0.82N/A$0.87$1.08 billion$1.18 billion4/29/2026Q1 2026XELXcel Energy$0.9070$0.91+$0.0030$0.89$4.21 billion$4.02 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.802.89%+5.66%55.80%15 YearsEXCExelon$1.683.63%+0.90%61.54%3 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.142.89%+5.96%67.08%22 YearsXELXcel Energy$2.372.92%+10.47%68.30%22 YearsLatest EXC, AEP, LNT, and XEL DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/20/2026XELXcel Energyquarterly$0.59252.97%6/15/20266/15/20267/20/20264/28/2026EXCExelonquarterly$0.423.57%6/4/20266/4/20266/15/20264/28/2026AEPAmerican Electric Powerquarterly$0.952.92%5/8/20265/8/20266/10/20264/15/2026LNTAlliant Energyquarterly$0.53502.91%4/30/20264/30/20265/15/20262/25/2026XELXcel Energyquarterly$0.59252.89%3/13/20263/13/20264/20/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAEPAmerican Electric Power1.420.530.39EXCExelon1.650.940.85LNTAlliant Energy1.480.690.53XELXcel Energy1.450.770.68Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power75.24%EXCExelon80.92%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%XELXcel Energy78.38%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power0.05%EXCExelon0.07%LNTAlliant Energy0.26%XELXcel Energy0.18%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAEPAmerican Electric Power17,581544.10 million543.83 millionOptionableEXCExelon20,5711.02 billion1.02 billionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,948258.28 million257.61 millionOptionableXELXcel Energy11,534624.27 million623.15 millionOptionableEXC, AEP, LNT, and XEL HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesNational Forest Foundation and Xcel Energy Launch Partnership to Reduce Wildfire Risk in ColoradoMay 21 at 10:00 AM | globenewswire.comXcel Energy Inc. XEL Stock Forecast & Price TargetMay 20 at 5:35 PM | finance.yahoo.comIs It Too Late To Consider Xcel Energy (XEL) After Its Recent Share Price Climb?May 20 at 5:35 PM | finance.yahoo.comXcel Energy Inc. Board Declares Dividend on Common StockMay 20 at 2:18 PM | businesswire.comForget Utility Dividends. Kevin Warsh Just Made the 30-Year Treasury a Better Income PlayMay 16, 2026 | 247wallst.comLeeward Investments LLC MA Cuts Stock Position in Xcel Energy Inc. $XELMay 16, 2026 | marketbeat.comXcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Given New $91.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.May 15, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comXcel Energy Reaches Partial Settlement in Minnesota Gas CaseMay 14, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comBarclays Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Xcel Energy (XEL)May 14, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comAre Wall Street analysts predicting Xcel Energy stock will climb or sink?May 11, 2026 | msn.comAnalyst Raises Xcel Energy (XEL) Price Target Despite Mixed Q1 ReportMay 11, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMizuho Raises its Price Target on Xcel Energy (XEL) to $94May 9, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comWall Street Zen Downgrades Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) to SellMay 9, 2026 | marketbeat.comXcel Energy Inc. $XEL Stake Lessened by Truist Financial CorpMay 8, 2026 | marketbeat.comMitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. 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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.Exelon NASDAQ:EXC$46.23 +0.88 (+1.94%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.94 -0.28 (-0.62%) As of 05/22/2026 07:47 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.Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas, transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers. It also offers support services, including legal, human resources, information technology, supply management, financial, engineering, customer operations, transmission and distribution planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services. It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. Exelon Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT$73.95 +0.67 (+0.91%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.92 -0.03 (-0.05%) As of 05/22/2026 05:01 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.Xcel Energy NASDAQ:XEL$81.08 +0.88 (+1.10%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.36 -0.72 (-0.89%) As of 05/22/2026 06:38 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.Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar energy sources, as well as coal, natural gas, oil, wood, and refuse-derived fuels. It also purchases, transports, distributes, and sells natural gas to retail customers, as well as transports customer-owned natural gas. In addition, the company develops and leases natural gas pipelines, and storage and compression facilities; and invests in rental housing projects and nonregulated assets, as well as procures equipment for the construction of renewable generation facilities. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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