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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:AES NASDAQ:LNT NYSE:NI NYSE:VST 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 VolumeAESAES$13.73+0.3%$11.21$9.46▼$20.30$9.77B0.9516.48 million shs4.89 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$65.54+1.5%$61.40$54.61▼$66.54$16.83B0.561.73 million shs1.10 million shsNINiSource$41.98+0.6%$39.42$30.52▼$42.07$19.76B0.544.55 million shs1.23 million shsVSTVistra$188.41+0.1%$175.48$66.50▼$200.25$64.06B1.267.46 million shs1.94 million shs(Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? Enter your email address and we'll send you our list of which EV stocks show the most long-term potential.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAESAES+2.66%+8.98%+31.69%+37.42%-19.80%LNTAlliant Energy+0.67%+3.15%+6.64%+5.78%+17.72%NINiSource+1.99%+4.48%+5.64%+7.01%+36.88%VSTVistra-2.42%-3.33%+1.75%+67.22%+146.34%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAESAES4.9494 of 5 stars4.32.05.01.94.01.71.9LNTAlliant Energy4.1348 of 5 stars1.24.04.22.64.01.71.3NINiSource4.4851 of 5 stars2.53.04.21.83.52.51.3VSTVistra3.4087 of 5 stars2.45.02.50.04.02.50.0Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAESAES 2.67Moderate Buy$24.6779.72% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.36Hold$64.23-2.00% DownsideNINiSource 3.00Buy$41.50-1.15% DownsideVSTVistra 2.86Moderate Buy$176.92-6.10% DownsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AES, LNT, NI, and VST Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/22/2025AESAESJPMorgan 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 ➝ $14.007/21/2025AESAESSusquehannaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetPositive ➝ Positive$15.00 ➝ $16.007/11/2025LNTAlliant EnergyUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$65.00 ➝ $67.007/7/2025LNTAlliant EnergyWolfe ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradePeer Perform ➝ Outperform$68.006/18/2025VSTVistraMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$178.00 ➝ $186.006/17/2025VSTVistraUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$160.00 ➝ $207.006/13/2025VSTVistraRaymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageUnderperform ➝ Strong-Buy$216.005/27/2025AESAESArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Hold5/23/2025VSTVistraThe Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$134.00 ➝ $164.005/22/2025VSTVistraMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$172.00 ➝ $178.00(Data available from 7/22/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAESAES$12.12B0.81$4.16 per share3.30$10.84 per share1.27LNTAlliant Energy$3.98B4.23$6.18 per share10.60$27.30 per share2.40NINiSource$5.93B3.33$4.10 per share10.25$22.85 per share1.84VSTVistra$18.10B3.53$15.18 per share12.41$9.13 per share20.64Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAESAES$1.68B$1.847.466.791.7910.67%18.06%2.80%7/31/2025 (Estimated)LNTAlliant Energy$690M$2.9022.5919.003.0318.26%12.01%3.71%8/7/2025 (Confirmed)NINiSource$760.40M$1.8522.6920.682.7714.67%8.41%2.80%8/6/2025 (Estimated)VSTVistra$2.66B$6.3629.6829.812.2713.40%87.33%7.58%8/7/2025 (Estimated)Latest AES, LNT, NI, and VST EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/7/2025Q2 2025LNTAlliant Energy$0.63N/AN/AN/A$977.15 millionN/A8/7/2025Q2 2025VSTVistra$1.63N/AN/AN/A$5.15 billionN/A8/6/2025Q2 2025NINiSource$0.21N/AN/AN/A$1.16 billionN/A7/31/2025Q2 2025AESAES$0.4741N/AN/AN/A$2.97 billionN/A5/8/2025Q1 2025LNTAlliant Energy$0.71$0.83+$0.12$0.83$1.09 billion$1.13 billion5/7/2025Q1 2025NINiSource$0.90$0.98+$0.08$1.00$2.32 billion$2.03 billion5/1/2025Q1 2025AESAES$0.37$0.27-$0.10$0.07$3.13 billion$2.93 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAESAES$0.705.10%N/A38.04%12 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.033.10%N/A70.00%22 YearsNINiSource$1.122.67%N/A60.54%14 YearsVSTVistra$0.900.48%N/A14.15%6 YearsLatest AES, LNT, NI, and VST DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/12/2025NINiSourcequarterly$0.282.93%7/31/20257/31/20258/20/20257/11/2025AESAESquarterly$0.17605.58%8/1/20258/1/20258/15/20257/18/2025LNTAlliant Energyquarterly$0.50753.16%7/31/20257/31/20258/15/20255/1/2025VSTVistraquarterly$0.22500.66%6/18/20256/18/20256/30/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAESAES3.420.840.78LNTAlliant Energy1.210.340.24NINiSource1.170.520.45VSTVistra6.530.860.77Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAESAES93.13%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%NINiSource91.64%VSTVistra90.88%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAESAES0.64%LNTAlliant Energy0.31%NINiSource0.24%VSTVistra1.42%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAESAES9,100711.92 million707.37 millionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,998256.88 million256.08 millionOptionableNINiSource7,746470.70 million469.57 millionOptionableVSTVistra6,850339.33 million334.51 millionOptionableAES, LNT, NI, and VST HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesY Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Decreases Holdings in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)3 hours ago | marketbeat.comVistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Position Reduced by Los Angeles Capital Management LLCJuly 22 at 8:22 AM | marketbeat.comSouth Dakota Investment Council Takes Position in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 22 at 7:34 AM | marketbeat.comFY2026 EPS Estimates for Vistra Boosted by Seaport Res PtnJuly 22 at 2:49 AM | americanbankingnews.comKayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP Purchases Shares of 24,597 Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 21 at 9:48 AM | marketbeat.comPeregrine Asset Advisers Inc. Grows Stake in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 21 at 8:56 AM | marketbeat.comMontag A & Associates Inc. Has $2.09 Million Holdings in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 21 at 6:40 AM | marketbeat.comDiversify Advisory Services LLC Sells 4,232 Shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 21 at 5:52 AM | marketbeat.comKingsview Wealth Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 21 at 5:37 AM | marketbeat.comVistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Shares Sold by Victory Capital Management Inc.July 21 at 4:46 AM | marketbeat.comVistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Shares Acquired by Cwm LLCJuly 21 at 3:48 AM | marketbeat.comFY2026 EPS Estimates for Vistra Lifted by Seaport Res PtnJuly 21 at 2:22 AM | marketbeat.comMariner Investment Group LLC Takes Position in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 20 at 8:08 AM | marketbeat.comVistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Shares Acquired by Morse Asset Management IncJuly 20 at 7:32 AM | marketbeat.comBailard Inc. Sells 5,629 Shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 20 at 5:37 AM | marketbeat.comEdgestream Partners L.P. Trims Stock Holdings in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 20 at 4:23 AM | marketbeat.comVistra (NYSE:VST) Shares Up 6.2% - What's Next?July 19 at 1:42 PM | marketbeat.comDenali Advisors LLC Acquires 2,123 Shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 19 at 9:39 AM | marketbeat.comHussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Buys Shares of 10,500 Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)July 19 at 8:00 AM | marketbeat.comCerity Partners LLC Reduces Position in Vistra Corp. 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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.Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT$65.54 +0.98 (+1.51%) As of 01:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. 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$41.98 +0.26 (+0.63%) As of 01:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. 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.Vistra NYSE:VST$188.41 +0.18 (+0.10%) As of 01:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.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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