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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 NASDAQ:AEP NYSE:CMS NYSE:DUK NASDAQ:LNT 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 VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power$129.26+0.3%$132.04$100.72▼$139.44$70.28B0.563.58 million shs1.09 million shsCMSCMS Energy$73.39+0.6%$76.17$68.37▼$80.36$22.69B0.372.97 million shs837,431 shsDUKDuke Energy$124.32+0.4%$128.42$113.39▼$134.49$96.98B0.414.03 million shs763,142 shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.09+0.8%$71.97$59.62▼$75.76$18.89B0.582.48 million shs1.03 million shsA Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for May 2026. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power-0.04%+0.72%-3.31%+0.35%+24.24%CMSCMS Energy-0.52%+0.34%-5.30%-3.70%+1.48%DUKDuke Energy-0.61%-0.02%-3.17%-2.05%+5.59%LNTAlliant Energy-0.68%+0.28%+0.14%+3.56%+14.79%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power$129.26+0.3%$132.04$100.72▼$139.44$70.28B0.563.58 million shs1.09 million shsCMSCMS Energy$73.39+0.6%$76.17$68.37▼$80.36$22.69B0.372.97 million shs837,431 shsDUKDuke Energy$124.32+0.4%$128.42$113.39▼$134.49$96.98B0.414.03 million shs763,142 shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.09+0.8%$71.97$59.62▼$75.76$18.89B0.582.48 million shs1.03 million shsA Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for May 2026. 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Click the link to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power-0.04%+0.72%-3.31%+0.35%+24.24%CMSCMS Energy-0.52%+0.34%-5.30%-3.70%+1.48%DUKDuke Energy-0.61%-0.02%-3.17%-2.05%+5.59%LNTAlliant Energy-0.68%+0.28%+0.14%+3.56%+14.79%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAEPAmerican Electric Power 2.64Moderate Buy$141.579.37% UpsideCMSCMS Energy 2.62Moderate Buy$81.0810.63% UpsideDUKDuke Energy 2.50Moderate Buy$139.0712.05% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.69Moderate Buy$76.605.14% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest DUK, AEP, LNT, and CMS Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/21/2026DUKDuke Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$141.00 ➝ $132.005/18/2026DUKDuke Energy Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$142.00 ➝ $137.005/18/2026CMSCMS Energy Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$86.00 ➝ $83.005/15/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$141.00 ➝ $148.005/15/2026AEPAmerican Electric Power JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$141.00 ➝ $140.005/14/2026CMSCMS Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$86.00 ➝ $82.005/13/2026DUKDuke Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$139.00 ➝ $136.005/11/2026CMSCMS Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$85.00 ➝ $82.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$137.00 ➝ $135.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price Target$139.00 ➝ $140.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$143.00 ➝ $138.00(Data available from 5/21/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAEPAmerican Electric Power$21.88B3.22$12.40 per share10.44$60.61 per share2.14CMSCMS Energy$8.54B2.65$7.84 per share9.35$31.81 per share2.30DUKDuke Energy$32.24B3.00$16.24 per share7.64$71.20 per share1.74LNTAlliant Energy$4.36B4.31$6.51 per share11.20$28.74 per share2.54Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.58B$6.8119.0218.922.5716.29%10.21%2.89%7/29/2026 (Estimated)CMSCMS Energy$1.07B$3.6220.2517.622.6512.55%12.17%2.91%7/30/2026 (Estimated)DUKDuke Energy$4.97B$6.5319.0117.38N/A15.49%9.73%2.64%8/4/2026 (Estimated)LNTAlliant Energy$810M$3.1922.8519.802.9818.58%11.37%3.38%8/6/2026 (Estimated)Latest DUK, AEP, LNT, and CMS EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/5/2026Q1 2026AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.57$1.64+$0.07$1.60$5.72 billion$6.02 billion5/4/2026Q1 2026DUKDuke Energy$1.87$1.93+$0.06$1.97$8.44 billion$9.18 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 GrowthAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.802.94%+5.66%55.80%15 YearsCMSCMS Energy$2.283.11%+5.89%62.98%3 YearsDUKDuke Energy$4.263.43%+2.01%65.24%20 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.142.94%+5.96%67.08%22 YearsLatest DUK, AEP, LNT, and CMS DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/7/2026DUKDuke Energyquarterly$1.06503.52%5/15/20265/15/20266/16/20264/28/2026AEPAmerican Electric Powerquarterly$0.952.92%5/8/20265/8/20266/10/20264/20/2026CMSCMS Energyquarterly$0.573.14%5/8/20265/8/20265/29/20264/15/2026LNTAlliant Energyquarterly$0.53502.91%4/30/20264/30/20265/15/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAEPAmerican Electric Power1.420.530.39CMSCMS Energy1.800.840.66DUKDuke Energy1.450.660.44LNTAlliant Energy1.480.690.53Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power75.24%CMSCMS Energy93.57%DUKDuke Energy65.31%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power0.05%CMSCMS Energy0.50%DUKDuke Energy0.12%LNTAlliant Energy0.26%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAEPAmerican Electric Power17,581544.10 million543.83 millionOptionableCMSCMS Energy8,350308.92 million307.38 millionOptionableDUKDuke Energy26,441779.60 million778.66 millionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,948258.28 million257.61 millionOptionableDUK, AEP, LNT, and CMS HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesAlliant Energy Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading dayMay 18 at 12:17 AM | marketwatch.comCDL Delivers Capital Gains Alongside Income as Rates Hover Near 4.4%May 15, 2026 | 247wallst.comAlliant Energy Stock: Analyst Estimates & RatingsMay 14, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comWe Think You Should Be Aware Of Some Concerning Factors In Alliant Energy's (NASDAQ:LNT) EarningsMay 11, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comNicholas Company Inc. Makes New Investment in Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTMay 11, 2026 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Sell RatingMay 9, 2026 | marketbeat.comGateway Investment Advisers LLC Buys 26,638 Shares of Alliant Energy Corporation $LNTMay 7, 2026 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Earnings Call Highlights Data Center SurgeMay 3, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comAlliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 3, 2026 | insidermonkey.comAlliant Energy Corp (LNT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Earnings Amid Mild ...May 2, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAlliant Energy Corp (LNT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Earnings Amid Mild Temperatures and Strategic Growth InitiativesMay 2, 2026 | gurufocus.comAlliant Energy (LNT) Q1 2026 Earnings TranscriptMay 2, 2026 | fool.comRBC Capital Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Alliant Energy (LNT)May 2, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comAlliant Energy Corporation 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 2, 2026 | seekingalpha.comAlliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) Reaches New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?May 1, 2026 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation (LNT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 1, 2026 | seekingalpha.comAlliant Energy Q1 Earnings Match Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/YMay 1, 2026 | zacks.comAlliant Energy Q1 Earnings Call HighlightsMay 1, 2026 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy (LNT) Q1 Earnings Meet EstimatesApril 30, 2026 | zacks.comAlliant Energy Announces First Quarter 2026 ResultsApril 30, 2026 | caledonianrecord.comCAlliant Energy: Q1 Earnings SnapshotApril 30, 2026 | stamfordadvocate.comSNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeDUK, AEP, LNT, and CMS Company DescriptionsAmerican Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP$129.26 +0.39 (+0.30%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.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.CMS Energy NYSE:CMS$73.39 +0.44 (+0.60%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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.Duke Energy NYSE:DUK$124.32 +0.51 (+0.41%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar and wind sources, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas customers; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT$73.09 +0.59 (+0.82%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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. 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