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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$101.33
-0.8%
$98.51
$83.06
$104.60
$78.20B0.452.98 million shs1.23 million shs
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$77.16
+0.7%
$67.83
$47.15
$78.25
$158.53B0.511.61 million shs8.04 million shs
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
$59.35
-2.2%
$67.64
$56.40
$73.40
$44.15B0.65395,949 shs569,325 shs
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$77.45
-0.4%
$73.56
$61.56
$80.14
$84.78B0.484.74 million shs1.39 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.00%-1.46%+4.56%+12.48%+15.19%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.00%+0.90%+16.09%+37.91%+3.64%
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
0.00%-16.14%-8.48%-8.56%-11.01%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
0.00%-1.88%+6.20%+16.99%+11.92%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
4.3171 of 5 stars
2.33.04.21.33.22.51.9
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.6908 of 5 stars
2.33.04.22.63.81.72.5
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
0.5068 of 5 stars
0.02.02.50.02.90.00.6
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
4.6794 of 5 stars
2.33.05.01.92.92.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
2.50
Moderate Buy$101.850.51% Upside
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
2.67
Moderate Buy$72.64-5.85% Downside
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
2.83
Moderate BuyN/AN/A
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
2.57
Moderate Buy$75.73-2.22% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest NEE, SO, DUK, and NGG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/28/2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$95.00 ➝ $103.00
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
5/20/2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$108.00 ➝ $110.00
5/20/2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
KeyCorp
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$107.00 ➝ $112.00
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
5/8/2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$104.00 ➝ $108.00
5/7/2024
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$72.00 ➝ $78.00
5/3/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$72.00 ➝ $77.00
4/25/2024
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$70.00 ➝ $72.00
(Data available from 5/28/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$29.06B2.69$13.35 per share7.59$62.57 per share1.62
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$28.11B5.64$6.18 per share12.48$28.16 per share2.74
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
$24.95B1.77$7.07 per share8.40$50.51 per share1.18
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$25.25B3.36$8.19 per share9.46$32.30 per share2.40

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$2.84B$3.9825.4615.982.8010.78%9.25%2.53%8/13/2024 (Estimated)
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$7.31B$3.6721.0220.972.8127.62%11.72%3.81%7/23/2024 (Estimated)
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
$2.88BN/A0.0011.781.58N/AN/AN/A5/30/2024 (Estimated)
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$3.98B$3.8720.0118.013.2216.74%12.07%3.06%8/1/2024 (Estimated)

Latest NEE, SO, DUK, and NGG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/7/2024Q1 2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.39$1.44+$0.05$1.44$7.31 billion$7.67 billion      
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      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.104.05%+2.05%103.02%19 Years
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$2.062.67%+10.13%56.13%30 Years
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
$2.363.98%+4.02%N/AN/A
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$2.883.72%+3.06%74.42%24 Years

Latest NEE, SO, DUK, and NGG Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/24/2024
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
semi-annual$2.49396%6/7/20246/7/20247/19/2024
5/9/2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
quarterly$1.02504%5/16/20245/17/20246/17/2024
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
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
1.54
0.78
0.50
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
1.12
0.51
0.43
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
1.41
0.91
0.84
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
1.67
0.92
0.65

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
65.31%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
78.72%
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
4.68%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
64.10%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.14%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.18%
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
N/A
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
0.18%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
27,037771.77 million770.69 millionOptionable
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
16,8002.05 billion2.05 billionOptionable
National Grid plc stock logo
NGG
National Grid
31,275743.94 millionN/AOptionable
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
28,1001.09 billion1.09 billionOptionable

NEE, SO, DUK, and NGG Headlines

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Southern (NYSE:SO) PT Raised to $74.00
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Company Descriptions

Duke Energy logo

Duke Energy

NYSE:DUK
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.
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.
National Grid logo

National Grid

NYSE:NGG
National Grid plc transmits and distributes electricity and gas. The company operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, UK Electricity System Operator, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission and construction work services in England and Wales. The UK Electricity Distribution segment offers electricity distribution services in Midlands, and South West of England and South Wales. The UK Electricity System Operator segment provides balancing services for supply and demand of electricity on Great Britain's electricity transmission system; and acts as an agent on behalf of transmission operators. The New England segment offers electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New England. The New York segment provides electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New York. The National Grid Ventures segment provides transmission services through electricity interconnectors and LNG importation at the Isle of Grain, as well as sale of renewables projects. The Other segment engages in the leasing and sale of commercial property, as well as insurance activities in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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.