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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 NYSE:AEE NYSE:CMS NASDAQ:LNT NYSE:NI 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 VolumeAEEAmeren$113.75+0.4%$110.82$96.57▼$118.32$31.49B0.471.70 million shs1.09 million shsCMSCMS Energy$74.83+0.9%$74.22$68.64▼$80.36$23.08B0.353.20 million shs4.17 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$74.94+0.7%$74.16$63.28▼$78.81$19.36B0.552.24 million shs1.96 million shsNINiSource$46.66-0.2%$46.90$38.45▼$49.21$22.38B0.554.81 million shs3.84 million shs The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. After strong gains in recent years, the most impactful phase of nuclear investment may still be ahead. This report highlights seven nuclear energy stocks positioned across the value chain—combining near-term revenue with long-term upside as next-generation technologies scale. Click the link below to unlock the full list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEEAmeren0.00%+1.93%-0.66%+2.35%+13.83%CMSCMS Energy0.00%+1.56%-3.05%-1.86%+2.61%LNTAlliant Energy0.00%+0.16%-1.64%+3.64%+15.56%NINiSource0.00%+1.59%-2.30%-2.79%+11.97%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAEEAmeren$113.75+0.4%$110.82$96.57▼$118.32$31.49B0.471.70 million shs1.09 million shsCMSCMS Energy$74.83+0.9%$74.22$68.64▼$80.36$23.08B0.353.20 million shs4.17 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$74.94+0.7%$74.16$63.28▼$78.81$19.36B0.552.24 million shs1.96 million shsNINiSource$46.66-0.2%$46.90$38.45▼$49.21$22.38B0.554.81 million shs3.84 million shs The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. After strong gains in recent years, the most impactful phase of nuclear investment may still be ahead. This report highlights seven nuclear energy stocks positioned across the value chain—combining near-term revenue with long-term upside as next-generation technologies scale. Click the link below to unlock the full list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEEAmeren0.00%+1.93%-0.66%+2.35%+13.83%CMSCMS Energy0.00%+1.56%-3.05%-1.86%+2.61%LNTAlliant Energy0.00%+0.16%-1.64%+3.64%+15.56%NINiSource0.00%+1.59%-2.30%-2.79%+11.97%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAEEAmeren 2.77Moderate Buy$121.506.81% UpsideCMSCMS Energy 2.50Moderate Buy$81.338.69% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.64Moderate Buy$77.092.87% UpsideNINiSource 2.75Moderate Buy$50.307.81% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest LNT, NI, CMS, and AEE Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/23/2026AEEAmeren BTIG ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$126.007/23/2026AEEAmeren KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeSector Weight ➝ Overweight$122.007/23/2026CMSCMS Energy KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOverweight ➝ Sector Weight7/23/2026NINiSource KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$52.00 ➝ $50.007/22/2026AEEAmeren Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$115.00 ➝ $118.007/22/2026AEEAmeren BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$121.00 ➝ $119.007/22/2026LNTAlliant Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$83.00 ➝ $80.007/21/2026NINiSource Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy (B)7/20/2026NINiSource BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$49.00 ➝ $51.007/20/2026CMSCMS Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$81.00 ➝ $86.007/17/2026NINiSource BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$51.00 ➝ $49.00(Data available from 7/26/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAEEAmeren$8.80B3.58$11.05 per share10.29$48.95 per share2.32CMSCMS Energy$8.54B2.71$7.85 per share9.53$30.96 per share2.42LNTAlliant Energy$4.36B4.44$6.52 per share11.49$28.53 per share2.63NINiSource$6.64B3.37$4.34 per share10.75$24.43 per share1.91Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAEEAmeren$1.46B$5.5620.4619.652.7517.17%10.94%2.99%7/30/2026 (Estimated)CMSCMS Energy$1.07B$3.6220.6717.992.7112.55%12.17%2.91%7/28/2026 (Estimated)LNTAlliant Energy$810M$3.1923.4920.362.7818.58%11.37%3.38%7/30/2026 (Confirmed)NINiSource$929.50M$2.0123.2120.463.4714.15%8.31%2.70%8/5/2026 (Estimated)Latest LNT, NI, CMS, and AEE EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/5/2026Q2 2026NINiSource$0.17N/AN/AN/A$1.21 billionN/A7/30/2026Q2 2026AEEAmeren$1.08N/AN/AN/A$2.27 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/A5/6/2026Q1 2026NINiSource$1.06$1.06N/A$1.06$2.52 billion$2.36 billion5/5/2026Q1 2026AEEAmeren$1.17$1.28+$0.11$1.28$2.24 billion$2.18 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 GrowthAEEAmeren$3.002.64%+7.26%53.96%12 YearsCMSCMS Energy$2.283.05%+5.89%62.98%3 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.142.86%+5.96%67.08%22 YearsNINiSource$1.202.57%+5.92%59.70%14 YearsLatest LNT, NI, CMS, and AEE DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/20/2026CMSCMS Energyquarterly$0.573.13%8/7/20268/7/20269/1/20265/11/2026NINiSourcequarterly$0.302.55%7/31/20267/31/20268/20/20267/16/2026LNTAlliant Energyquarterly$0.53502.86%7/31/20267/31/20268/17/20265/15/2026AEEAmerenquarterly$0.752.78%6/9/20266/9/20266/30/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAEEAmeren1.390.620.44CMSCMS Energy1.800.840.66LNTAlliant Energy1.480.690.53NINiSource1.300.650.56Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAEEAmeren79.09%CMSCMS Energy93.57%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%NINiSource91.64%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAEEAmeren0.29%CMSCMS Energy0.50%LNTAlliant Energy0.26%NINiSource0.37%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAEEAmeren8,913276.75 million275.95 millionOptionableCMSCMS Energy8,350308.92 million307.38 millionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,948258.28 million257.61 millionOptionableNINiSource7,738479.44 million477.67 millionOptionableLNT, NI, CMS, and AEE HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesEpoch Investment Partners Inc. Decreases Stake in NiSource, Inc $NI3 hours ago | marketbeat.comFirst Trust Advisors LP Sells 699,863 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NI3 hours ago | marketbeat.comArchon Partners LLC Purchases New Shares in NiSource, Inc $NI4 hours ago | marketbeat.comKeyCorp Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for NiSourceJuly 26 at 1:13 AM | americanbankingnews.comNiSource Charitable Foundation and Columbia Gas commit $100,000 to hunger-relief campaignsJuly 25 at 10:23 AM | highlandcountypress.comHNiSource, Inc $NI Shares Acquired by Bollard Group LLCJuly 25 at 3:22 AM | marketbeat.comNiSource, Inc $NI Shares Purchased by Bank of Nova ScotiaJuly 25 at 3:21 AM | marketbeat.comKeyCorp Has Lowered Expectations for NiSource (NYSE:NI) Stock PriceJuly 25 at 2:14 AM | americanbankingnews.comKeyCorp Issues Negative Forecast for NiSource EarningsJuly 24 at 7:11 AM | marketbeat.comMizuho Markets Americas LLC Acquires New Shares in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 24 at 6:02 AM | marketbeat.comCI Investments Inc. Purchases 98,589 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 24 at 3:53 AM | marketbeat.comNisource (NI) Gets a Buy from Wells FargoJuly 24 at 2:41 AM | theglobeandmail.comKeyCorp Cuts NiSource (NYSE:NI) Price Target to $50.00July 23 at 8:35 AM | marketbeat.comNiSource to release second quarter 2026 financial results and host conference call on August 5July 22, 2026 | businesswire.comMagellan Asset Management Ltd Increases Position in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comNiSource, Inc $NI Shares Bought by Swiss National BankJuly 22, 2026 | marketbeat.comSummit Global Investments Has $2.66 Million Position in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 21, 2026 | marketbeat.comNisource (NI) Receives a Buy from BarclaysJuly 21, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comNiSource, Inc $NI Holdings Increased by Hsbc Holdings PLCJuly 21, 2026 | marketbeat.comDJE Kapital AG Invests $6.52 Million in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 21, 2026 | marketbeat.comCalifornia Public Employees Retirement System Sells 171,322 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 21, 2026 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesSK Hynix’s Nasdaq Listing Could Reset the AI Memory TradeBy Thomas Hughes | July 7, 20265 Tech Stocks to Buy on the July PullbackBy Thomas Hughes | June 29, 2026Rocket Lab’s Stock Drop Comes With a Bullish TwistBy Ryan Hasson | July 10, 2026AirJoule Unveils Prime System, Clearing Path to CommercializationBy Thomas Hughes | July 1, 20262 AI Stocks That Could Benefit as AI Moves Beyond the Data CenterBy Thomas Hughes | July 5, 2026LNT, NI, CMS, and AEE Company DescriptionsAmeren NYSE:AEE$113.75 +0.48 (+0.42%) Closing price 07/24/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.76 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 07/24/2026 07:34 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 Massive. Learn more.Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution activities; and rate-regulated natural gas distribution business. In addition, the company generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, wind, methane gas, and solar. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.CMS Energy NYSE:CMS$74.83 +0.68 (+0.92%) Closing price 07/24/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.72 -0.11 (-0.14%) As of 07/24/2026 07:34 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 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$74.94 +0.52 (+0.70%) Closing price 07/24/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.93 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 07/24/2026 07:34 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 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.NiSource NYSE:NI$46.66 -0.10 (-0.20%) Closing price 07/24/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.66 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/24/2026 07:34 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 Massive. Learn more.NiSource Inc., an energy holding company, operates as a regulated natural gas and electric utility company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Gas Distribution Operations and Electric Operations. The company distributes natural gas to approximately 3.3 million customers through approximately 55,000 miles of distribution main pipeline and the associated individual customer service lines; and 1,000 miles of transmission main pipeline in northern Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. It also generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 0.5 million customers in various counties in the northern part of Indiana, as well as engages in wholesale electric and transmission transactions. It owns and operates coal-fired electric generating stations in Wheatfield and Michigan City; combined cycle gas turbine in West Terre Haute; natural gas generating units in Wheatfield; hydro generating plants in Carroll County and White County; wind generating units in White County, Indiana; and solar generating units in Jasper County and White County. The company was formerly known as NIPSCO Industries, Inc. and changed its name to NiSource Inc. in April 1999. NiSource Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana. 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