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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:AEPNYSE:ATONYSE:ETRNASDAQ: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$103.41+0.1%$103.36$86.83▼$110.48$55.16B0.423.22 million shs1.62 million shsATOAtmos Energy$152.28+0.5%$155.63$113.46▼$167.45$24.07B0.7922,239 shs412,875 shsETREntergy$82.15+1.0%$82.54$52.07▼$88.38$35.03B0.593.58 million shs1.12 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$61.68+1.5%$61.14$50.76▼$66.54$15.61B0.561.72 million shs1.89 million shs5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAEPAmerican Electric Power+0.15%+1.04%+0.56%-1.02%+18.10%ATOAtmos Energy+0.45%-0.46%-1.66%+3.14%+32.23%ETREntergy+1.01%+0.29%-1.01%+3.96%+55.64%LNTAlliant Energy+1.51%+2.25%-0.42%+0.52%+21.39%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAEPAmerican Electric Power4.6291 of 5 stars2.22.05.01.03.52.52.5ATOAtmos Energy4.3733 of 5 stars2.42.04.21.03.12.51.9ETREntergy4.3384 of 5 stars2.43.03.32.43.41.71.3LNTAlliant Energy4.3646 of 5 stars1.25.04.22.64.21.71.3Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAEPAmerican Electric Power 2.31Hold$108.314.74% UpsideATOAtmos Energy 2.73Moderate Buy$156.052.48% UpsideETREntergy 2.75Moderate Buy$86.255.00% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.30Hold$63.953.68% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest ETR, AEP, LNT, and ATO Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails6/18/2025ATOAtmos EnergyMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$159.00 ➝ $156.006/18/2025ETREntergyMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$82.00 ➝ $81.006/13/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerRaymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOutperform$115.006/13/2025ETREntergyRaymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageStrong-Buy ➝ Market Perform6/6/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerUBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$95.00 ➝ $100.005/28/2025ATOAtmos EnergyArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong-Buy5/22/2025AEPAmerican Electric PowerMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$114.00 ➝ $113.005/22/2025ATOAtmos EnergyMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$160.00 ➝ $159.005/20/2025LNTAlliant EnergyJefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price TargetHold ➝ Buy$70.00 ➝ $71.005/16/2025ATOAtmos EnergyCitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$148.00 ➝ $163.005/14/2025ETREntergyKeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeSector Weight ➝ Overweight$85.00(Data available from 7/4/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAEPAmerican Electric Power$19.72B2.80$12.00 per share8.62$50.71 per share2.04ATOAtmos Energy$4.17B5.81$11.04 per share13.79$78.32 per share1.94ETREntergy$11.88B2.98$9.49 per share8.66$35.18 per share2.33LNTAlliant Energy$3.98B3.98$6.14 per share10.04$27.30 per share2.26Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAEPAmerican Electric Power$2.97B$5.1919.9216.442.7413.73%11.68%3.08%7/29/2025 (Estimated)ATOAtmos Energy$1.04B$7.2021.1519.702.9125.35%9.05%4.39%8/6/2025 (Estimated)ETREntergy$1.06B$3.0826.6719.102.2211.26%11.43%2.65%7/30/2025 (Estimated)LNTAlliant Energy$690M$2.9021.2717.882.8718.26%12.01%3.71%7/30/2025 (Estimated)Latest ETR, AEP, LNT, and ATO EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails7/29/2025Q2 2025AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.23N/AN/AN/A$4.85 billionN/A5/8/2025Q1 2025LNTAlliant Energy$0.71$0.83+$0.12$0.83$1.09 billion$1.13 billion5/7/2025Q2 2025ATOAtmos Energy$2.92$3.03+$0.11$3.03$1.82 billion$1.95 billion5/6/2025Q1 2025AEPAmerican Electric Power$1.40$1.54+$0.14$1.50$5.33 billion$5.46 billion4/29/2025Q1 2025ETREntergy$0.60$0.82+$0.22$0.82$3.13 billion$3.02 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAEPAmerican Electric Power$3.723.60%N/A71.68%15 YearsATOAtmos Energy$3.482.29%N/A48.33%41 YearsETREntergy$2.402.92%N/A77.92%10 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.033.29%N/A70.00%22 YearsLatest ETR, AEP, LNT, and ATO DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date4/29/2025AEPAmerican Electric Powerquarterly$0.933.47%5/9/20255/9/20256/10/20255/7/2025ATOAtmos Energyquarterly$0.872.14%5/27/20255/27/20256/9/20254/7/2025ETREntergyquarterly$0.603.03%5/2/20255/2/20256/2/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAEPAmerican Electric Power1.420.420.31ATOAtmos Energy0.651.331.25ETREntergy1.910.820.55LNTAlliant Energy1.210.340.24Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power75.24%ATOAtmos Energy90.17%ETREntergy88.07%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAEPAmerican Electric Power0.07%ATOAtmos Energy0.48%ETREntergy0.39%LNTAlliant Energy0.33%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAEPAmerican Electric Power16,330534.20 million533.82 millionOptionableATOAtmos Energy5,260158.84 million158.08 millionOptionableETREntergy12,267430.77 million429.09 millionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,998256.88 million256.03 millionOptionableETR, AEP, LNT, and ATO HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesAlliant Energy proposes investing $3B in wind energy as Congress phases out tax creditsJuly 3 at 6:21 PM | desmoinesregister.comDAlliant Energy files plan to add 1,000 megawatts of wind generation in IowaJuly 3 at 5:11 AM | corridorbusiness.comCAlliant Energy plans to add more wind energy generationJuly 3 at 5:11 AM | mississippivalleypublishing.comMAlliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Shares Sold by New York State Teachers Retirement SystemJuly 3 at 4:34 AM | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Stock Holdings Lowered by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.July 2 at 4:33 AM | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Receives $63.95 Consensus PT from AnalystsJuly 2 at 2:29 AM | americanbankingnews.com12,878 Shares in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Purchased by IRON Financial LLCJune 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comBessemer Group Inc. Has $1.29 Million Stock Holdings in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)June 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comOppenheimer & Co. Inc. Has $1.05 Million Stock Holdings in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)June 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comIllinois Municipal Retirement Fund Increases Stock Position in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)June 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from AnalystsJune 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comLNT Alliant Energy Corporation - Seeking AlphaJune 27, 2025 | seekingalpha.comAlliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Stock Position Lifted by Money Concepts Capital CorpJune 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT) Shares Bought by Asset Management One Co. Ltd.June 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comCambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Has $5.98 Million Holdings in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)June 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comKavar Capital Partners Group LLC Takes $308,000 Position in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)June 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Corporation (LNT) - Yahoo FinanceJune 26, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comKentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund Buys Shares of 7,450 Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)June 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comAlliant Energy Stock Price History - Investing.comJune 24, 2025 | investing.comIs Alliant Energy Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?June 24, 2025 | msn.comWoodTrust Financial Corp Takes Position in Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:LNT)June 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeTop HeadlinesView All HeadlinesA Large Oil Supply Draw Could Mean Upside in These 3 Energy NamesBy Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli | June 6, 2025View A Large Oil Supply Draw Could Mean Upside in These 3 Energy Names3 Utility Stocks That Combine Income and StabilityBy Chris Markoch | July 2, 2025View 3 Utility Stocks That Combine Income and StabilityAs Gold Surges, Albemarle Stock May Be the Next to PopBy Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli | June 10, 2025View As Gold Surges, Albemarle Stock May Be the Next to PopGeospace Stock Skyrockets After Major Petrobras ContractBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 24, 2025View Geospace Stock Skyrockets After Major Petrobras ContractHSAs for Gym Memberships? These 3 Fitness Stocks Could SoarBy Chris Markoch | June 24, 2025View HSAs for Gym Memberships? These 3 Fitness Stocks Could SoarETR, AEP, LNT, and ATO Company DescriptionsAmerican Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP$103.41 +0.15 (+0.15%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$104.36 +0.95 (+0.92%) As of 07/3/2025 04:49 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.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.Atmos Energy NYSE:ATO$152.28 +0.77 (+0.51%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternAtmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates through two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states. This segment distributes natural gas to approximately 3.3 million residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial customers; and owned 73,689 miles of underground distribution and transmission mains. The Pipeline and Storage segment engages in the pipeline and storage operations. This segment transports natural gas for third parties and manages five underground storage facilities in Texas; provides ancillary services customary to the pipeline industry, including parking arrangements, lending, and inventory sales; and owned 5,645 miles of gas transmission lines. Atmos Energy Corporation was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.Entergy NYSE:ETR$82.14 +0.83 (+1.01%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$82.34 +0.20 (+0.24%) As of 07/3/2025 04:44 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.Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas. It also engages in the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers, as well as provides decommissioning services to other nuclear power plant owners. It generates electricity through gas, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. The company sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. The company's power plants have approximately 24,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity. It delivers electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy Corporation was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT$61.68 +0.92 (+1.51%) Closing price 07/3/2025 02:19 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.63 -0.05 (-0.08%) As of 07/3/2025 04:09 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.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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