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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:AESNYSE:NINYSE:VSTNYSE:WTRG 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$10.51+0.4%$10.63$9.46▼$20.30$7.45B0.9613.07 million shs9.77 million shsNINiSource$39.76-1.9%$39.27$28.42▼$41.45$19.07B0.544.12 million shs3.86 million shsVSTVistra$186.41+0.1%$154.13$66.50▼$199.84$63.17B1.227.23 million shs3.81 million shsWTRGEssential Utilities$37.09-2.0%$38.99$33.18▼$41.78$10.61B0.811.52 million shs1.87 million shs2025 Gold Forecast: A Perfect Storm for DemandUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. Explore why gold remains the ultimate investment for safeguarding wealth against inflation, economic shifts, and global uncertainties. Whether you're planning for future generations or seeking a reliable asset in turbulent times, this report is your essential guide to making informed decisions.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAESAES+3.17%-0.47%+4.62%-16.09%-44.86%NINiSource+0.03%+3.28%+3.91%+1.50%+40.35%VSTVistra-0.18%+4.72%+17.18%+50.03%+111.03%WTRGEssential Utilities-0.48%+2.16%-2.63%-1.90%-0.25%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAESAES4.7304 of 5 stars3.32.05.01.91.91.72.5NINiSource4.5795 of 5 stars2.55.04.21.82.42.51.3VSTVistra3.3923 of 5 stars2.45.02.50.04.12.50.0WTRGEssential Utilities4.8505 of 5 stars2.45.04.23.13.01.72.5Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAESAES 2.67Moderate Buy$24.22130.47% UpsideNINiSource 3.00Buy$41.504.38% UpsideVSTVistra 2.86Moderate Buy$176.92-5.09% DownsideWTRGEssential Utilities 2.83Moderate Buy$43.5017.28% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AES, NI, VST, and WTRG Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails6/18/2025VSTVistraMorgan 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 ➝ $178.005/20/2025AESAESJefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeHold ➝ Underperform$10.00 ➝ $9.005/15/2025VSTVistraEvercore ISISubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$192.005/13/2025WTRGEssential UtilitiesRobert W. BairdSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$47.00 ➝ $46.005/9/2025AESAESCitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$23.00 ➝ $14.005/8/2025NINiSourceGuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$42.00 ➝ $43.00(Data available from 6/25/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAESAES$12.28B0.61$4.06 per share2.59$10.84 per share0.97NINiSource$5.46B3.43$3.92 per share10.15$22.85 per share1.74VSTVistra$17.22B3.67$15.57 per share11.97$9.13 per share20.42WTRGEssential Utilities$2.09B4.98$3.25 per share11.42$22.57 per share1.64Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAESAES$1.68B$1.845.715.201.4010.67%18.06%2.80%7/30/2025 (Estimated)NINiSource$760.40M$1.8521.4919.592.7414.67%8.41%2.80%8/6/2025 (Estimated)VSTVistra$2.66B$6.3629.3129.502.2713.40%87.33%7.58%8/6/2025 (Estimated)WTRGEssential Utilities$595.31M$2.2316.6317.413.4927.17%9.81%3.45%8/4/2025 (Estimated)Latest AES, NI, VST, and WTRG EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/12/2025Q1 2025WTRGEssential Utilities$0.80$1.03+$0.23$1.03$713.80 million$783.63 million5/7/2025Q1 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$0.706.66%N/A38.04%12 YearsNINiSource$1.122.82%N/A60.54%14 YearsVSTVistra$0.900.48%N/A14.15%6 YearsWTRGEssential Utilities$1.303.50%N/A58.30%32 YearsLatest AES, NI, VST, and WTRG DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/12/2025NINiSourcequarterly$0.282.93%7/31/20257/31/20258/20/20255/1/2025VSTVistraquarterly$0.22500.66%6/18/20256/18/20256/30/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAESAES3.420.840.78NINiSource1.170.520.45VSTVistra6.530.860.77WTRGEssential Utilities1.160.650.57Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAESAES93.13%NINiSource91.64%VSTVistra90.88%WTRGEssential Utilities74.78%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAESAES0.64%NINiSource0.24%VSTVistra1.42%WTRGEssential Utilities0.21%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAESAES9,100711.92 million707.37 millionOptionableNINiSource7,746470.70 million469.57 millionOptionableVSTVistra6,850339.33 million334.51 millionOptionableWTRGEssential Utilities3,291280.34 million279.75 millionOptionableAES, NI, WTRG, and VST HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesWTRG - Essential Utilities Inc Sustainability - Morningstar2 hours ago | morningstar.comMWTRG Essential Utilities, Inc. - Seeking AlphaJune 24 at 4:14 PM | seekingalpha.comContinuum Advisory LLC Trims Stake in Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 24 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Shares Sold by Synergy Asset Management LLCJune 22 at 5:39 AM | marketbeat.com34,500 Shares in Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Bought by Covea FinanceJune 22 at 4:23 AM | marketbeat.comBoston Trust Walden Corp Purchases 349,904 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comFriedenthal Financial Grows Stake in Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Shares Sold by Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.June 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Receives $43.50 Average PT from AnalystsJune 18, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To ContinueJune 17, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comAssenagon Asset Management S.A. Has $3.81 Million Stock Holdings in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Shares Sold by Hennessy Advisors Inc.June 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesJune 13, 2025 | marketbeat.comSG Americas Securities LLC Purchases New Position in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities (WTRG) Up 2.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?June 11, 2025 | zacks.comGAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 127,559 Shares of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comHennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Buys New Position in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comMillennium Management LLC Reduces Holdings in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)June 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities, Inc. 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Is the Quiet Winner in Quantum StocksAES, NI, WTRG, and VST Company DescriptionsAES NYSE:AES$10.51 +0.04 (+0.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.48 -0.03 (-0.24%) As of 07:57 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 Polygon.io. 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.NiSource NYSE:NI$39.76 -0.76 (-1.88%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.72 -0.04 (-0.10%) As of 05:55 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 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$186.41 +0.24 (+0.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$186.81 +0.40 (+0.21%) As of 07:58 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 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.Essential Utilities NYSE:WTRG$37.09 -0.77 (-2.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.09 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:16 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 Polygon.io. Learn more.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. 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