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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AEP American Electric Power	$111.02 -0.7%	$108.85	$89.91 ▼ $115.36	$59.78B	0.4	3.32 million shs	2.90 million shs
LNT Alliant Energy	$65.07 +0.1%	$63.90	$56.08 ▼ $67.11	$16.71B	0.53	2.03 million shs	1.67 million shs
NGG National Grid Transco	$70.61 -0.3%	$71.66	$55.82 ▼ $74.82	$70.30B	0.63	548,190 shs	323,364 shs
VST Vistra	$189.33 -3.7%	$195.51	$72.90 ▼ $216.85	$66.65B	1.3	4.22 million shs	4.00 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AEP American Electric Power	-0.98%	-1.20%	+2.34%	+8.37%	+13.44%
LNT Alliant Energy	-1.19%	-1.65%	+0.81%	+4.48%	+12.49%
NGG National Grid Transco	-1.19%	-0.67%	+0.56%	-0.71%	+5.81%
VST Vistra	+1.24%	+3.61%	-0.51%	+22.84%	+138.69%

Compare MarketRank™

Company	Overall Score	Analyst's Opinion	Short Interest Score	Dividend Strength	ESG Score	News and Social Media Sentiment	Company Ownership	Earnings & Valuation
AEP American Electric Power	4.3029 of 5 stars	2.1	2.0	4.2	1.0	3.0	2.5	2.5
LNT Alliant Energy	4.0483 of 5 stars	1.2	3.0	4.2	2.6	3.7	1.7	1.9
NGG National Grid Transco	2.539 of 5 stars	2.4	3.0	1.7	0.0	2.9	0.0	1.9
VST Vistra	3.6546 of 5 stars	2.5	5.0	2.5	0.0	4.2	2.5	0.6

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AEP American Electric Power	2.29	Hold	$111.29	0.24% Upside
LNT Alliant Energy	2.30	Hold	$65.50	0.66% Upside
NGG National Grid Transco	2.75	Moderate Buy	$80.40	13.86% Upside
VST Vistra	2.94	Moderate Buy	$201.43	6.39% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LNT, VST, NGG, and AEP Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/21/2025	VST Vistra	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$207.00
8/21/2025	AEP American Electric Power	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight
8/20/2025	VST Vistra	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
8/20/2025	VST Vistra	Melius Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$295.00
8/14/2025	LNT Alliant Energy	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$68.00 ➝ $70.00
8/13/2025	VST Vistra	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$179.00 ➝ $203.00
8/12/2025	VST Vistra	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$191.00 ➝ $229.00
8/11/2025	LNT Alliant Energy	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$66.00 ➝ $68.00
8/8/2025	VST Vistra	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$145.00 ➝ $241.00
8/1/2025	AEP American Electric Power	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$105.00 ➝ $111.00
7/31/2025	AEP American Electric Power	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$102.00 ➝ $114.00

(Data available from 8/29/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AEP American Electric Power	$19.72B	3.01	$11.89 per share	9.34	$57.91 per share	1.92
LNT Alliant Energy	$3.98B	4.20	$6.06 per share	10.74	$27.81 per share	2.34
NGG National Grid Transco	$23.61B	2.97	$6.65 per share	10.62	$49.32 per share	1.43
VST Vistra	$17.22B	3.72	$14.97 per share	12.65	$6.97 per share	27.16

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AEP American Electric Power	$2.97B	$6.84	16.23	17.65	2.96	17.68%	11.55%	3.11%	11/5/2025 (Estimated)
LNT Alliant Energy	$690M	$3.24	20.08	18.86	3.07	20.07%	12.25%	3.75%	10/30/2025 (Estimated)
NGG National Grid Transco	$3.70B	$5.20	13.58	14.71	1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	11/6/2025 (Estimated)
VST Vistra	$2.66B	$6.27	30.20	29.96	2.27	12.90%	108.41%	7.71%	11/6/2025 (Estimated)

Latest LNT, VST, NGG, and AEP Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/7/2025	Q2 2025	LNT Alliant Energy	$0.62	$0.68	+$0.06	$0.68	$977.15 million	$961.00 million
8/7/2025	Q2 2025	VST Vistra	$1.63	$1.01	-$0.62	$1.21	$5.15 billion	$4.25 billion
7/30/2025	Q2 2025	AEP American Electric Power	$1.27	$1.43	+$0.16	$2.29	$4.85 billion	$5.09 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	3-Year Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AEP American Electric Power	$3.72	3.35%	N/A	54.39%	15 Years
LNT Alliant Energy	$2.03	3.12%	N/A	62.65%	22 Years
NGG National Grid Transco	$4.07	5.76%	N/A	78.27%	N/A
VST Vistra	$0.90	0.48%	N/A	14.35%	6 Years

Latest LNT, VST, NGG, and AEP Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/30/2025	VST Vistra	quarterly	$0.2260	0.44%	9/19/2025	9/19/2025	9/30/2025
7/22/2025	AEP American Electric Power	quarterly	$0.93	3.38%	8/8/2025	8/8/2025	9/10/2025
7/18/2025	LNT Alliant Energy	quarterly	$0.5075	3.16%	7/31/2025	7/31/2025	8/15/2025

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AEP American Electric Power	1.33	0.55	0.41
LNT Alliant Energy	1.35	0.57	0.46
NGG National Grid Transco	1.13	1.35	1.30
VST Vistra	6.58	0.90	0.80

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AEP American Electric Power	75.24%
LNT Alliant Energy	79.90%
NGG National Grid Transco	4.68%
VST Vistra	90.88%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AEP American Electric Power	0.07%
LNT Alliant Energy	0.33%
NGG National Grid Transco	N/A
VST Vistra	1.42%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AEP American Electric Power	16,330	534.79 million	534.42 million	Optionable
LNT Alliant Energy	2,998	256.97 million	256.12 million	Optionable
NGG National Grid Transco	31,645	992.23 million	N/A	Optionable
VST Vistra	6,850	338.82 million	334.01 million	Optionable

LNT, VST, NGG, and AEP Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Victory Square Technologies Reports Q2 2025 Results Highlighted by Revenue Growth, Profitability, and Portfolio Momentum

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Vistra's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking

August 29 at 5:23 PM | benzinga.com

Can Vistra's Integrated Model Drive Sustainable Long-Term Growth?

August 29 at 12:16 PM | zacks.com

TXU Energy's Beat the Heat Program Delivers Cooling Relief Across Texas

August 29 at 10:33 AM | prnewswire.com

Silvant Capital Management LLC Acquires 21,661 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST

August 29 at 7:37 AM | marketbeat.com

FORA Capital LLC Purchases New Shares in Vistra Corp. $VST

August 29 at 6:13 AM | marketbeat.com

Vistra Corp. $VST Stake Boosted by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

August 29 at 4:58 AM | marketbeat.com

VST vs. PEG: Which Utility Stock Can Provide Better Return Long-Term?

August 28 at 2:21 PM | zacks.com

Better-Than-Anticipated Results Lifted Vistra Corp. (VST) in Q2

August 28 at 9:54 AM | insidermonkey.com

Better-Than-Anticipated Results Lifted Vistra Corp. (VST) in Q2

August 28 at 8:31 AM | finance.yahoo.com

Vistra Corp. $VST Shares Acquired by Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec

August 28 at 7:18 AM | marketbeat.com

Vistra Corp. $VST Holdings Decreased by Comerica Bank

August 28 at 6:56 AM | marketbeat.com

MetLife Investment Management LLC Sells 1,870 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST

August 28 at 6:39 AM | marketbeat.com

3,081 Shares in Vistra Corp. $VST Acquired by Martingale Asset Management L P

August 28 at 4:51 AM | marketbeat.com

Should You Buy Vistra While It's Below $210?

August 28 at 4:19 AM | fool.com

A Confluence of Positive Developments Lifted Vistra Corp. (VST) in Q2

August 27 at 4:31 PM | finance.yahoo.com

Should We Be Delighted With Vistra Corp.'s (NYSE:VST) ROE Of 49%?

August 27 at 3:05 PM | finance.yahoo.com

Vistra Corp. (VST) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know

August 27 at 10:00 AM | zacks.com

Bank of Hawaii Purchases 2,301 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST

August 27 at 8:39 AM | marketbeat.com

SVB Wealth LLC Acquires New Shares in Vistra Corp. $VST

August 27 at 6:41 AM | marketbeat.com

APG Asset Management N.V. Sells 2,700 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST

August 27 at 6:39 AM | marketbeat.com

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LNT, VST, NGG, and AEP Company Descriptions

American Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP

$111.02 -0.76 (-0.68%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$111.70 +0.67 (+0.61%)

As of 07:34 PM Eastern

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.

Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT

$65.07 +0.05 (+0.08%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

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$65.08 +0.01 (+0.01%)

As of 04:18 PM Eastern

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.

National Grid Transco NYSE:NGG

$70.61 -0.24 (-0.33%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$71.90 +1.29 (+1.82%)

As of 06:02 PM Eastern

National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales. The UK Electricity Distribution segment offers electricity distribution services in Midlands, and South West of England and South Wales. The UK Electricity System Operator segment provides balancing services for supply and demand of electricity on Great Britain's electricity transmission system; and acts as an agent on behalf of transmission operators. The New England segment offers electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New England. The New York segment provides electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New York. The National Grid Ventures segment provides transmission services through electricity interconnectors and LNG importation at the Isle of Grain, as well as sale of renewables projects. The Other segment engages in the leasing and sale of commercial property, as well as insurance activities in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Vistra NYSE:VST

$189.33 -7.37 (-3.75%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$188.95 -0.38 (-0.20%)

As of 08:00 PM Eastern

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.

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