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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
$16.32
-1.9%
$12.07
$8.41
$18.76
$3.70B2.779.28 million shs8.26 million shs
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
$3.09
-1.9%
$2.92
$2.42
$5.68
$925.11M1.652.45 million shs1.83 million shs
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$80.02
+2.3%
$69.15
$47.15
$80.47
$164.40B0.510.34 million shs16.20 million shs
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
$3.33
+0.9%
$2.97
$2.25
$13.44
$2.47B1.6443.64 million shs35.20 million shs
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$80.14
+2.6%
$74.22
$61.56
$80.23
$87.72B0.484.55 million shs7.17 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
0.00%+0.18%+42.66%+79.74%+18.95%
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
0.00%0.00%+13.19%-4.04%-26.08%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.00%+4.45%+16.22%+44.94%+8.93%
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
0.00%+2.46%+35.92%-14.40%-59.98%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
-0.02%+3.07%+6.34%+19.86%+14.90%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
2.8859 of 5 stars
2.22.00.02.33.12.50.6
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
1.5416 of 5 stars
2.93.00.00.02.50.01.3
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.7294 of 5 stars
2.33.04.22.64.01.72.5
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
4.3492 of 5 stars
4.11.00.03.63.81.71.3
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
4.5603 of 5 stars
2.32.05.01.92.82.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
2.44
Hold$15.64-4.17% Downside
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
1.87
Reduce$3.7421.06% Upside
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
2.67
Moderate Buy$72.93-8.86% Downside
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
2.15
Hold$5.4964.82% Upside
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
2.57
Moderate Buy$76.60-4.42% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/31/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$73.00 ➝ $79.00
5/28/2024
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$79.00 ➝ $83.00
5/28/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$67.00 ➝ $74.00
5/21/2024
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$14.00
5/20/2024
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$12.00 ➝ $14.00
5/15/2024
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$85.00 ➝ $95.00
5/15/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Argus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$75.00 ➝ $90.00
5/14/2024
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$18.00
5/13/2024
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$4.00 ➝ $3.00
5/10/2024
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$21.00 ➝ $20.00
5/10/2024
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
TD Cowen
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$10.00 ➝ $13.00
(Data available from 6/2/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
$1.33B2.78N/AN/A$2.15 per share7.59
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
$103.58M8.93N/AN/A$3.18 per share0.97
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$27.13B6.06$6.28 per share12.74$28.69 per share2.79
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
$801.32M3.09N/AN/A$3.94 per share0.85
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$25.42B3.45$8.44 per share9.50$32.53 per share2.46

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
-$302.12M-$1.35N/A816.00N/A-22.27%-19.32%-3.67%8/1/2024 (Estimated)
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
-$177.72M-$0.62N/AN/AN/A-177.82%-15.37%-14.14%8/14/2024 (Estimated)
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$7.31B$3.6721.8021.742.8627.62%11.72%3.81%7/23/2024 (Estimated)
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
-$1.37B-$2.40N/AN/AN/A-181.96%-43.10%-27.11%8/14/2024 (Estimated)
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$3.98B$3.8720.7118.643.2316.74%12.07%3.06%8/1/2024 (Estimated)

Latest NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/9/2024Q1 2024
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
-$0.16-$0.25-$0.09-$0.25$254.06 million$235.30 million    
5/9/2024Q1 2024
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
-$0.32-$0.43-$0.11-$0.40$162.92 million$120.26 million
5/7/2024Q1 2024
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
-$0.13-$0.14-$0.01-$0.14$17.55 million$14.50 million    
5/2/2024Q1 2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$0.90$1.03+$0.13$1.03$6.59 billion$6.65 billion    
4/23/2024Q1 24
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$0.80$0.91+$0.11$0.72$6.28 billion$5.73 billion      
3/11/2024Q4 2023
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
-$0.12-$0.16-$0.04-$0.15$26.32 million$46.80 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$2.062.57%+10.13%56.13%30 Years
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$2.883.59%+3.06%74.42%24 Years

Latest NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/23/2024
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
quarterly$0.51502.73%6/3/20246/3/20246/17/2024
4/22/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
quarterly$0.723.98%5/17/20245/20/20246/6/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
2.56
4.45
2.97
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
0.03
11.66
10.88
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
1.12
0.51
0.43
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
0.17
1.94
0.87
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
1.67
0.92
0.65

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
77.04%
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
28.02%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
78.72%
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
43.48%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
64.10%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
8.81%
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
0.16%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.18%
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
1.70%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
0.18%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
2,377227.02 million207.02 millionOptionable
Ballard Power Systems Inc. stock logo
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems
1,173299.39 million298.91 millionOptionable
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
16,8002.05 billion2.05 billionOptionable
Plug Power Inc. stock logo
PLUG
Plug Power
3,868742.56 million729.94 millionOptionable
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
28,1001.09 billion1.09 billionOptionable

NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Southern (NYSE:SO) Hits New 1-Year High on Analyst Upgrade
Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Raised to $79.00 at Bank of America
Morgan Stanley Increases Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target to $74.00
Southern (NYSE:SO) PT Raised to $74.00
Southern (NYSE:SO) Sets New 1-Year High at $79.91

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Company Descriptions

Bloom Energy logo

Bloom Energy

NYSE:BE
Bloom Energy Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation in the United States and internationally. The company offers Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide technology that converts fuel, such as natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, or a blend of these fuels into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to utilities, data centers, agriculture, retail, hospitals, higher education, biotech, and manufacturing industries. The company was formerly known as Ion America Corp. and changed its name to Bloom Energy Corporation in 2006. Bloom Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Ballard Power Systems logo

Ballard Power Systems

NASDAQ:BLDP
Ballard Power Systems Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products. The company offers its products for power product comprising for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary, and emerging market, such as material handling, off-road, and other applications. It also engages in the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services, and training; and provision of engineering services, product and systems integration services, and related technology transfer for a variety of PEM fuel cell applications. It operates in the United States, Germany, Canada, China, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Belgium, India, Taiwan, Spain, Norway, Australia, Japan, and internationally. The company has a strategic alliance with Linamar Corporation for the co-development and sale of fuel cell powertrains and components for class 1 and 2 vehicles in North America and Europe. Ballard Power Systems Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.
NextEra Energy logo

NextEra Energy

NYSE:NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets. The company had approximately 33,276 megawatts of net generating capacity; approximately 90,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines; and 883 substations. It serves approximately 12 million people through approximately 5.9 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.
Plug Power logo

Plug Power

NASDAQ:PLUG
Plug Power Inc. develops hydrogen and fuel cell product solutions in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers GenDrive, a hydrogen-fueled proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system that provides power to material handling electric vehicles; GenSure, a stationary fuel cell solution that offers modular PEM fuel cell power to support the backup and grid-support power requirements of the telecommunications, transportation, and utility sectors; ProGen, a fuel cell stack and engine technology used in mobility and stationary fuel cell systems, and as engines in electric delivery vans; GenFuel, a liquid hydrogen fueling delivery, generation, storage, and dispensing system; GenCare, an ongoing Internet of Things-based maintenance and on-site service program for GenDrive fuel cell systems, GenSure fuel cell systems, GenFuel hydrogen storage and dispensing products, and ProGen fuel cell engines; and GenKey, an integrated turn-key solution for transitioning to fuel cell power. It also provides electrolyzers, a hydrogen generator for clean hydrogen production; liquefaction systems that provides liquid hydrogen to customers; cryogenic equipment for the distribution of liquified hydrogen, oxygen, argon, nitrogen and other cryogenic gases, including trailers and mobile storage equipment; and liquid hydrogen, an alternative fuel to fossil-based energy. The company sells its products through a direct product sales force, original equipment manufacturers, and dealer networks. Plug Power Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Latham, New York.
Southern logo

Southern

NYSE:SO
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and operates nuclear, coal, hydro, cogeneration, solar, wind, battery storage, and fuel cell facilities. Further, the constructs, operates, and maintains approximately 77,900 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.9 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, it develops distributed energy and resilience solutions; deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers; and offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.