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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 NYSE:ATO NYSE:CNP NASDAQ:LNT NYSE:NI 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 VolumeATOAtmos Energy$179.79+0.2%$173.78$154.53▼$192.51$30.05B0.6993,224 shs984,406 shsCNPCenterPoint Energy$44.15+0.1%$43.24$36.60▼$45.26$29.04B0.466.16 million shs7.45 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.73-0.1%$74.21$63.28▼$78.81$19.11B0.552.17 million shs2.10 million shsNINiSource$45.67-0.1%$46.85$38.45▼$49.21$21.93B0.554.48 million shs3.74 million shsThe 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. Download the report now to identify top dividend payers and avoid common yield traps.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceATOAtmos Energy+0.75%+2.70%+2.82%-3.36%+16.21%CNPCenterPoint Energy+0.33%+3.34%-1.78%+3.10%+18.41%LNTAlliant Energy-0.19%+0.93%-4.48%+2.49%+15.60%NINiSource+0.08%+1.14%-6.41%-4.99%+11.04%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeATOAtmos Energy$179.79+0.2%$173.78$154.53▼$192.51$30.05B0.6993,224 shs984,406 shsCNPCenterPoint Energy$44.15+0.1%$43.24$36.60▼$45.26$29.04B0.466.16 million shs7.45 million shsLNTAlliant Energy$73.73-0.1%$74.21$63.28▼$78.81$19.11B0.552.17 million shs2.10 million shsNINiSource$45.67-0.1%$46.85$38.45▼$49.21$21.93B0.554.48 million shs3.74 million shsThe 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. Download the report now to identify top dividend payers and avoid common yield traps.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceATOAtmos Energy+0.75%+2.70%+2.82%-3.36%+16.21%CNPCenterPoint Energy+0.33%+3.34%-1.78%+3.10%+18.41%LNTAlliant Energy-0.19%+0.93%-4.48%+2.49%+15.60%NINiSource+0.08%+1.14%-6.41%-4.99%+11.04%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceATOAtmos Energy 2.29Hold$186.924.07% UpsideCNPCenterPoint Energy 2.44Hold$45.382.78% UpsideLNTAlliant Energy 2.64Moderate Buy$77.094.47% UpsideNINiSource 2.75Moderate Buy$50.309.73% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest NI, LNT, ATO, and CNP Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/23/2026CNPCenterPoint Energy KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$47.00 ➝ $46.007/23/2026NINiSource KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$52.00 ➝ $50.007/22/2026CNPCenterPoint Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$40.007/22/2026ATOAtmos Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$196.007/22/2026CNPCenterPoint Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$48.00 ➝ $47.007/22/2026LNTAlliant Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$83.00 ➝ $80.007/21/2026NINiSource Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy (B)7/20/2026NINiSource BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$49.00 ➝ $51.007/17/2026NINiSource BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$51.00 ➝ $49.007/17/2026ATOAtmos Energy Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold$187.00 ➝ $188.007/16/2026CNPCenterPoint Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$45.00 ➝ $47.00(Data available from 7/29/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookATOAtmos Energy$4.70B6.37$12.05 per share14.91$84.47 per share2.13CNPCenterPoint Energy$9.36B3.09$4.13 per share10.70$17.08 per share2.59LNTAlliant Energy$4.36B4.37$6.51 per share11.34$28.53 per share2.59NINiSource$6.64B3.31$4.34 per share10.55$24.43 per share1.88Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateATOAtmos Energy$1.20B$8.1422.0619.963.0927.58%9.59%4.64%8/5/2026 (Estimated)CNPCenterPoint Energy$1.05B$1.6327.0921.232.6111.38%10.56%2.57%N/ALNTAlliant Energy$810M$3.1923.1320.052.7418.58%11.37%3.38%7/30/2026 (Confirmed)NINiSource$929.50M$2.0122.8120.103.3614.15%8.31%2.70%8/5/2026 (Estimated)Latest NI, LNT, ATO, and CNP EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/5/2026Q3 2026ATOAtmos Energy$1.34N/AN/AN/A$909.06 millionN/A8/5/2026Q2 2026NINiSource$0.17N/AN/AN/A$1.21 billionN/A7/30/2026Q2 2026LNTAlliant Energy$0.5950N/AN/AN/A$896.94 millionN/A7/28/2026Q2 2026CNPCenterPoint Energy$0.3731$0.40+$0.0269$0.37$2.12 billion$2.15 billion5/6/2026Q2 2026ATOAtmos Energy$3.37$3.47+$0.10$3.47$1.94 billion$1.96 billion5/6/2026Q1 2026NINiSource$1.06$1.06N/A$1.06$2.52 billion$2.36 billion4/30/2026Q1 2026LNTAlliant Energy$0.82$0.82N/A$0.87$1.08 billion$1.18 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthATOAtmos Energy$4.002.23%+8.63%49.14%41 YearsCNPCenterPoint Energy$0.922.08%+3.53%56.44%5 YearsLNTAlliant Energy$2.142.90%+5.96%67.08%22 YearsNINiSource$1.202.62%+5.92%59.70%14 YearsLatest NI, LNT, ATO, and CNP DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/15/2026CNPCenterPoint Energyquarterly$0.242.22%8/20/20268/20/20269/10/20265/11/2026NINiSourcequarterly$0.302.55%7/31/20267/31/20268/20/20267/16/2026LNTAlliant Energyquarterly$0.53502.86%7/31/20267/31/20268/17/20265/6/2026ATOAtmos Energyquarterly$1.002.25%5/26/20265/26/20266/8/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioATOAtmos Energy0.651.000.89CNPCenterPoint Energy1.961.161.04LNTAlliant Energy1.480.690.53NINiSource1.300.650.56Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipATOAtmos Energy90.17%CNPCenterPoint Energy91.77%LNTAlliant Energy79.90%NINiSource91.64%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipATOAtmos Energy0.43%CNPCenterPoint Energy0.19%LNTAlliant Energy0.26%NINiSource0.37%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableATOAtmos Energy5,487166.92 million166.20 millionOptionableCNPCenterPoint Energy8,794654.17 million652.93 millionOptionableLNTAlliant Energy2,948258.28 million257.61 millionOptionableNINiSource7,738479.44 million477.67 millionOptionableNI, LNT, ATO, and CNP HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesNiSource (NI) Expected to Post Earnings on Wednesday52 minutes ago | marketbeat.comResolution Capital Ltd Sells 46,889 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NI3 hours ago | marketbeat.comSei Investments Co. Raises Stake in NiSource, Inc $NI4 hours ago | marketbeat.comSoroban Capital Partners LP Sells 894,427 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 28 at 5:59 AM | marketbeat.comNiSource, Inc $NI Shares Sold by Energy Income Partners LLCJuly 28 at 3:51 AM | marketbeat.comDimensional Fund Advisors LP Increases Stock Position in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 28 at 3:12 AM | marketbeat.comSummitTX Capital L.P. Purchases 102,961 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 27 at 6:16 AM | marketbeat.comNiSource, Inc $NI Stock Holdings Boosted by BROOKFIELD Corp ONJuly 27 at 4:23 AM | marketbeat.comKeyCorp Has Positive Forecast for NiSource FY2026 EarningsJuly 27 at 1:29 AM | americanbankingnews.comKeyCorp Has Positive Estimate for NiSource FY2026 EarningsJuly 27 at 1:26 AM | marketbeat.comEpoch Investment Partners Inc. Decreases Stake in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 26 at 4:15 AM | marketbeat.comFirst Trust Advisors LP Sells 699,863 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 26 at 3:43 AM | marketbeat.comArchon Partners LLC Purchases New Shares in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 26 at 3:04 AM | marketbeat.comKeyCorp Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for NiSourceJuly 26 at 1:13 AM | americanbankingnews.comNiSource Charitable Foundation and Columbia Gas commit $100,000 to hunger-relief campaignsJuly 25, 2026 | highlandcountypress.comHNiSource, Inc $NI Shares Acquired by Bollard Group LLCJuly 25, 2026 | marketbeat.comNiSource, Inc $NI Shares Purchased by Bank of Nova ScotiaJuly 25, 2026 | marketbeat.comKeyCorp Has Lowered Expectations for NiSource (NYSE:NI) Stock PriceJuly 25, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comKeyCorp Issues Negative Forecast for NiSource EarningsJuly 24, 2026 | marketbeat.comMizuho Markets Americas LLC Acquires New Shares in NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 24, 2026 | marketbeat.comCI Investments Inc. Purchases 98,589 Shares of NiSource, Inc $NIJuly 24, 2026 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesSK Hynix’s Nasdaq Listing Could Reset the AI Memory TradeBy Thomas Hughes | July 7, 20265 Tech Stocks to Buy on the July PullbackBy Thomas Hughes | June 29, 2026Rocket Lab’s Stock Drop Comes With a Bullish TwistBy Ryan Hasson | July 10, 2026AirJoule Unveils Prime System, Clearing Path to CommercializationBy Thomas Hughes | July 1, 20262 AI Stocks That Could Benefit as AI Moves Beyond the Data CenterBy Thomas Hughes | July 5, 2026NI, LNT, ATO, and CNP Company DescriptionsAtmos Energy NYSE:ATO$179.79 +0.41 (+0.23%) As of 09:47 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.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 NYSE:CNP$44.15 +0.05 (+0.11%) As of 09:47 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.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.Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT$73.73 -0.06 (-0.08%) As of 09:47 AM 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.NiSource NYSE:NI$45.67 -0.06 (-0.14%) As of 09:47 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.NiSource Inc., an energy holding company, operates as a regulated natural gas and electric utility company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Gas Distribution Operations and Electric Operations. The company distributes natural gas to approximately 3.3 million customers through approximately 55,000 miles of distribution main pipeline and the associated individual customer service lines; and 1,000 miles of transmission main pipeline in northern Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. It also generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 0.5 million customers in various counties in the northern part of Indiana, as well as engages in wholesale electric and transmission transactions. It owns and operates coal-fired electric generating stations in Wheatfield and Michigan City; combined cycle gas turbine in West Terre Haute; natural gas generating units in Wheatfield; hydro generating plants in Carroll County and White County; wind generating units in White County, Indiana; and solar generating units in Jasper County and White County. The company was formerly known as NIPSCO Industries, Inc. and changed its name to NiSource Inc. in April 1999. NiSource Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana. 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