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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$13.03
-0.9%
$11.12
$9.46
$20.30
$9.35B0.9513.88 million shs12.91 million shs
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
$85.82
+0.3%
$89.31
$82.70
$109.22
$3.13B0.76137,491 shs161,029 shs
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$145.03
-1.3%
$153.38
$65.11
$168.57
$28.72B1.132.98 million shs2.55 million shs
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$37.25
-0.6%
$38.01
$33.18
$41.78
$10.50B0.791.55 million shs1.85 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
+4.58%+18.90%+14.90%+32.02%-22.58%
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
-1.21%-2.66%-2.73%-5.30%+6.99%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
-2.75%-2.92%-3.17%+49.76%+95.00%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
-0.91%+1.00%-1.39%-6.47%-5.24%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
4.6992 of 5 stars
3.32.05.01.92.51.71.9
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
3.3256 of 5 stars
0.52.04.22.04.00.81.9
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
4.3989 of 5 stars
2.53.02.50.53.52.52.5
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.6946 of 5 stars
2.44.04.23.12.91.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
2.67
Moderate Buy$24.2285.97% Upside
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
1.00
Sell$74.00-13.77% Downside
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
2.90
Moderate Buy$151.804.67% Upside
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
2.83
Moderate Buy$43.5016.78% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AES, MGEE, NRG, and WTRG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/26/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Barclays
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Set Price TargetOverweight$197.00
6/26/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Barclays
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UpgradeOverweight$197.00
6/13/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform ➝ Strong-Buy$195.00
5/27/2025
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
Argus
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Hold
5/22/2025
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$75.00 ➝ $74.00
5/20/2025
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
Jefferies Financial Group
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DowngradeHold ➝ Underperform$10.00 ➝ $9.00
5/14/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$115.00 ➝ $167.00
5/13/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$165.00 ➝ $200.00
5/13/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Guggenheim
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$138.00 ➝ $173.00
5/13/2025
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$47.00 ➝ $46.00
5/9/2025
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy$23.00 ➝ $14.00
(Data available from 7/16/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$12.28B0.76$4.01 per share3.25$10.84 per share1.20
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
$676.94M4.63$6.35 per share13.51$33.97 per share2.53
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$28.13B1.01$15.40 per share9.42$9.02 per share16.08
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$2.09B5.01$3.30 per share11.30$22.57 per share1.65
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$1.68B$1.847.086.451.7610.67%18.06%2.80%7/31/2025 (Estimated)
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
$120.57M$3.5424.2422.35N/A18.22%10.58%4.61%8/6/2025 (Estimated)
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.13B$6.2023.3914.831.174.66%73.78%6.59%8/6/2025 (Estimated)
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$595.31M$2.2316.7017.493.4527.17%9.81%3.45%8/4/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AES, MGEE, NRG, and WTRG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/6/2025Q2 2025
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
$0.78N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
8/4/2025Q2 2025
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$0.27N/AN/AN/A$462.70 millionN/A
7/31/2025Q2 2025
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$0.4741N/AN/AN/A$2.97 billionN/A
5/12/2025Q1 2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$0.72$2.62+$1.90$3.61$8.28 billion$8.59 billion
5/12/2025Q1 2025
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$0.80$1.03+$0.23$1.03$713.80 million$783.63 million
5/7/2025Q1 2025
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
$0.98$1.14+$0.16$1.14$202.42 million$218.97 million
5/1/2025Q1 2025
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$0.37$0.27-$0.10$0.07$3.13 billion$2.93 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$0.705.37%N/A38.04%12 Years
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
$1.802.10%N/A50.85%49 Years
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.761.21%N/A28.39%1 Years
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$1.303.49%N/A58.30%32 Years

Latest AES, MGEE, NRG, and WTRG Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/11/2025
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
quarterly$0.17605.58%8/1/20258/1/20258/15/2025
5/20/2025
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
quarterly$0.451.93%5/30/20256/1/20256/15/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
3.42
0.84
0.78
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
0.61
2.07
1.49
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
4.61
1.06
1.02
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
1.16
0.65
0.57

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
93.13%
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
52.58%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
97.72%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
74.78%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
0.64%
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
0.19%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
0.86%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
0.21%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
9,100711.92 million707.37 millionOptionable
MGE Energy Inc. stock logo
MGEE
MGE Energy
70036.54 million36.47 millionOptionable
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
15,637195.51 million193.83 millionOptionable
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
3,291280.34 million279.75 millionOptionable

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AES stock logo

AES NYSE:AES

$13.02 -0.12 (-0.88%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$13.02 0.00 (0.00%)
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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.

MGE Energy stock logo

MGE Energy NASDAQ:MGEE

$85.82 +0.29 (+0.34%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$85.88 +0.06 (+0.06%)
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MGE Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company primarily in the United States. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility Operations; Regulated Gas Utility Operations; Nonregulated Energy Operations; Transmission Investments; and All Other segments. The company generates, purchases, and distributes electricity and natural gas in Wisconsin and Iowa; owns and leases electric generating capacity; and plans, constructs, operates, maintains, and expands transmission facilities to provide transmission power services. It generates electricity from coal-fired, gas-fired, and renewable energy sources. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated 835 miles of overhead electric distribution lines; 1,330 miles of underground electric distribution cables; 49 substations with an installed capacity of 1.2 million kVA; and gas facilities, including 3,066 miles of distribution mains, as well as supplied electric service to approximately 163,000 customers. MGE Energy, Inc. founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

NRG Energy stock logo

NRG Energy NYSE:NRG

$145.03 -1.85 (-1.26%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$144.53 -0.50 (-0.34%)
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NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions. It offers retail electricity and energy management, line and surge protection products, HVAC installation, repair and maintenance, home protection products, carbon offsets, back-up power stations, portable power, portable solar, and portable lighting; retail services comprising demand response, commodity sales, energy efficiency, and energy management solutions; and system power, distributed generation, renewable and low-carbon products, carbon management and specialty services, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, and energy advisory services. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Essential Utilities stock logo

Essential Utilities NYSE:WTRG

$37.25 -0.22 (-0.59%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.