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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$125.73
$131.55
$105.70
$140.58
$68.45B0.524.08 million shs4.31 million shs
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
$170.31
+0.1%
$173.38
$160.10
$192.51
$28.78B0.61.02 million shs907,518 shs
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$40.67
0.0%
$43.07
$36.60
$45.26
$26.79B0.466.81 million shs7.33 million shs
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$107.26
+0.1%
$111.95
$86.40
$118.44
$50.05B0.52.72 million shs2.02 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
0.00%-1.66%-7.16%-3.80%+11.76%
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
0.00%-1.62%-3.36%-6.38%+3.63%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
0.00%-3.50%-6.69%-3.76%+4.75%
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
0.00%-0.64%-6.90%-5.04%+18.60%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$125.73
$131.55
$105.70
$140.58
$68.45B0.524.08 million shs4.31 million shs
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
$170.31
+0.1%
$173.38
$160.10
$192.51
$28.78B0.61.02 million shs907,518 shs
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$40.67
0.0%
$43.07
$36.60
$45.26
$26.79B0.466.81 million shs7.33 million shs
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$107.26
+0.1%
$111.95
$86.40
$118.44
$50.05B0.52.72 million shs2.02 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
0.00%-1.66%-7.16%-3.80%+11.76%
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
0.00%-1.62%-3.36%-6.38%+3.63%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
0.00%-3.50%-6.69%-3.76%+4.75%
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
0.00%-0.64%-6.90%-5.04%+18.60%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
2.59
Moderate Buy$140.7111.92% Upside
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
2.31
Hold$189.0911.03% Upside
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
2.47
Hold$45.5712.05% Upside
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
2.80
Moderate Buy$121.0512.85% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ETR, AEP, ATO, and CNP Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/5/2026
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
UpgradeBuy (B)Buy (B+)
8/5/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Lower Price TargetNeutral$148.00 ➝ $142.00
8/4/2026
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
Lower Price TargetBuy$48.00 ➝ $46.00
8/3/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$138.00 ➝ $129.00
7/31/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Lower Price TargetNeutral$141.00 ➝ $135.00
7/29/2026
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
Reiterated RatingOutperform$49.00
7/23/2026
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
Lower Price TargetOverweight$47.00 ➝ $46.00
7/22/2026
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
Set Price Target$109.00
7/22/2026
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
Set Price Target$40.00
7/22/2026
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
Set Price Target$196.00
7/22/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Boost Price TargetOverweight$136.00 ➝ $139.00
(Data available from 8/10/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$21.88B3.13$12.35 per share10.18$59.57 per share2.11
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
$4.70B6.12$11.96 per share14.24$84.47 per share2.02
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$9.36B2.86$4.11 per share9.89$17.08 per share2.38
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$12.95B3.87$9.53 per share11.26$37.36 per share2.87
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$3.58B$5.8321.5718.332.2513.78%9.95%2.79%10/29/2026 (Estimated)
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
$1.20B$8.4120.2518.922.9528.50%9.67%4.67%N/A
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$1.05B$1.7023.9219.552.4111.61%11.10%2.68%10/22/2026 (Estimated)
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$1.77B$3.9027.5021.201.8313.40%10.53%2.46%N/A

Latest ETR, AEP, ATO, and CNP Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/5/2026Q3 2026
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
$1.35$1.43+$0.08$1.43$900.82 million$879.06 million
7/30/2026Q2 2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$1.48$1.36-$0.12$1.31$5.34 billion$5.45 billion
7/29/2026Q2 2026
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$1.01$1.03+$0.02$1.03$3.49 billion$3.52 billion
7/28/2026Q2 2026
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$0.3731$0.40+$0.0269$0.37$2.12 billion$2.15 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$3.803.02%+5.66%65.18%15 Years
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
$4.002.35%+8.63%47.56%41 Years
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$0.922.26%+3.53%54.12%5 Years
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$2.562.39%+5.47%65.64%10 Years

Latest ETR, AEP, ATO, and CNP Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/20/2026
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
quarterly$0.953.02%8/10/20268/10/20269/10/2026
7/15/2026
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
quarterly$0.242.22%8/20/20268/20/20269/10/2026
8/5/2026
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
quarterly$1.002.32%8/24/20268/24/20269/8/2026
7/31/2026
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
quarterly$0.642.37%8/13/20268/13/20269/1/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
1.44
0.50
0.38
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
0.64
0.81
0.73
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
1.95
1.12
0.97
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
1.73
0.91
0.70

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
75.24%
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
90.17%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
91.77%
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
88.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
0.05%
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
0.43%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
0.19%
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
0.21%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
17,581544.40 million544.13 millionOptionable
Atmos Energy Corporation stock logo
ATO
Atmos Energy
5,487168.99 million168.26 millionOptionable
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stock logo
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
8,794658.72 million657.47 millionOptionable
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
12,000466.63 million465.65 millionOptionable

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American Electric Power stock logo

American Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP

$125.73 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 08/7/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$126.90 +1.18 (+0.93%)
As of 04:01 AM Eastern
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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 stock logo

Atmos Energy NYSE:ATO

$170.31 +0.12 (+0.07%)
Closing price 08/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$170.14 -0.17 (-0.10%)
As of 08/7/2026 07:34 PM Eastern
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Atmos 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.

CenterPoint Energy stock logo

CenterPoint Energy NYSE:CNP

$40.67 -0.01 (-0.02%)
Closing price 08/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$40.75 +0.08 (+0.18%)
As of 04:02 AM Eastern
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides maintenance and repair services of home appliances to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. It serves approximately 2,534,730 metered customers; owned 348 substations with transformer capacity of 79,719 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated 217 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Entergy stock logo

Entergy NYSE:ETR

$107.26 +0.08 (+0.08%)
Closing price 08/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$107.18 -0.09 (-0.08%)
As of 08/7/2026 07:52 PM Eastern
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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.