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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$108.18
+0.7%
$105.64
$85.93
$110.48
$57.79B0.453.14 million shs1.34 million shs
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
$15.98
-1.3%
$17.63
$14.60
$21.45
$54.78B0.7715.37 million shs11.49 million shs
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$61.32
+0.5%
$62.11
$49.05
$66.54
$15.76B0.581.60 million shs696,797 shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$144.44
+3.2%
$120.75
$66.50
$199.84
$49.14B1.167.90 million shs5.67 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
-0.23%+0.35%+2.83%+9.77%+21.26%
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
-2.59%-6.25%+0.45%-22.03%+1.89%
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
-0.29%+0.15%-0.60%+2.95%+19.94%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
+0.58%+8.09%+43.26%-16.81%+71.86%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
3.6034 of 5 stars
1.14.04.21.02.71.71.9
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
4.4375 of 5 stars
4.53.01.70.03.40.03.1
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.1691 of 5 stars
1.13.03.32.63.41.70.6
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
3.5379 of 5 stars
3.45.01.70.02.83.30.0
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
2.25
Hold$101.83-5.87% Downside
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
2.91
Moderate Buy$22.0938.22% Upside
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
2.20
Hold$63.553.64% Upside
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
2.77
Moderate Buy$166.1715.04% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LNT, ET, VST, and AEP Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/23/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Morgan Stanley
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Set Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$114.00
4/22/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$95.00 ➝ $106.00
4/22/2025
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$66.00 ➝ $64.00
4/22/2025
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
Barclays
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DowngradeEqual Weight ➝ Underweight$59.00 ➝ $61.00
4/21/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$111.00 ➝ $115.00
4/11/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$174.00 ➝ $154.00
4/4/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$134.00
3/28/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$203.00 ➝ $186.00
3/26/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$107.00 ➝ $111.00
3/25/2025
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$23.00 ➝ $23.00
3/25/2025
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$20.00 ➝ $26.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$19.72B2.93$12.29 per share8.80$50.71 per share2.13
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
$82.67B0.66$2.24 per share7.14$12.29 per share1.30
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$3.98B3.96$5.42 per share11.32$26.56 per share2.31
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$17.22B2.85$8.55 per share16.89$7.96 per share18.15
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$2.97B$5.6019.3417.202.9715.08%11.27%2.97%5/6/2025 (Estimated)
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
$4.39B$1.2812.4710.510.645.74%11.56%3.90%5/6/2025 (Estimated)
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$703M$2.6922.8017.772.8317.33%11.39%3.55%5/8/2025 (Estimated)
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$1.49B$7.0526.9522.851.1212.51%57.63%6.02%5/7/2025 (Estimated)

Latest LNT, ET, VST, and AEP Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/8/2025Q1 2025
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$0.58N/AN/AN/A$1.09 billionN/A
5/7/2025Q1 2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$1.39N/AN/AN/A$5.56 billionN/A
5/6/2025Q1 2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$1.40$1.54+$0.14$1.50$5.33 billion$5.46 billion
5/6/2025Q1 2025
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
$0.33N/AN/AN/A$22.28 billionN/A
2/20/2025Q4 2024
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$0.68$0.70+$0.02$0.58$1.14 billion$976.00 million
2/13/2025Q4 2024
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$1.24$1.24N/A$1.25$4.91 billionN/A
2/11/2025Q4 2024
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
$0.35$0.29-$0.06$0.29$21.41 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$3.723.44%+5.97%66.43%15 Years
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
$1.318.20%+27.86%102.34%N/A
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$2.033.31%+6.00%75.46%22 Years
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$0.900.62%+13.34%12.77%N/A

Latest LNT, ET, VST, and AEP Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/1/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
quarterly$0.22500.66%6/18/20256/18/20256/30/2025
4/29/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
quarterly$0.933.47%5/9/20255/9/20256/10/2025
4/24/2025
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
quarterly$0.32757.5%5/9/20255/9/20255/20/2025
4/2/2025
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
quarterly$0.50753.15%4/30/20254/30/20255/15/2025
2/21/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
quarterly$0.22350.59%3/20/20253/20/20253/31/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
1.46
0.44
0.31
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
1.42
1.12
0.88
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
1.33
0.86
0.72
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
4.68
1.11
0.99

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
75.24%
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
38.22%
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
79.90%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
90.88%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
0.07%
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
3.28%
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
0.33%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
1.42%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
17,000533.69 million532.57 millionOptionable
Energy Transfer LP stock logo
ET
Energy Transfer
12,6003.43 billion3.32 billionOptionable
Alliant Energy Co. stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
3,130256.87 million255.80 millionOptionable
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
4,910340.16 million335.40 millionOptionable

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American Electric Power stock logo

American Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP

$108.18 +0.74 (+0.69%)
As of 01:30 PM Eastern
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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.

Energy Transfer stock logo

Energy Transfer NYSE:ET

$15.98 -0.21 (-1.28%)
As of 01:30 PM Eastern
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Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company owns and operates natural gas transportation pipeline, and natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Oklahoma; and approximately 20,090 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline. It also sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution and other marketing companies, and industrial end-users. In addition, the company owns and operates natural gas gathering pipelines, processing plant, and treating and conditioning facilities in Texas, New Mexico, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Louisiana; natural gas gathering, oil pipeline, and oil stabilization facilities in South Texas; and transports and supplies water to natural gas producer in Pennsylvania. Further, it owns 5,700 miles of natural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline; NGL fractionation facilities; NGL storage facilities; and other NGL storage assets and terminal. Additionally, the company provides crude oil transportation, terminalling, acquisition, and marketing activities; owns and operates approximately 14,500 miles of crude oil trunk and gathering pipelines in the Southwest, Midcontinent, and Midwest United States; and sells and distributes gasoline, middle distillate, and motor fuels and other petroleum products. It also offers natural gas compression services; carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide removal services; and manages coal and natural resources properties, as well as sells standing timber, leases coal-related infrastructure facilities, collects oil and gas royalty, and generate electrical power. The company was formerly known as Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and changed its name to Energy Transfer LP in October 2018. Energy Transfer LP was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Alliant Energy stock logo

Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT

$61.32 +0.33 (+0.54%)
As of 01:30 PM Eastern
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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.

Vistra stock logo

Vistra NYSE:VST

$144.44 +4.44 (+3.17%)
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Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia. In addition, the company is involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. It serves approximately 4 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 37,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.