Compare Stocks: SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ATO Atmos Energy	$160.23 -1.1%	$170.64	$159.98 ▼ $192.51	$27.38B	0.6	856,160 shs	2.08 million shs
CMS CMS Energy	$65.32 -1.3%	$70.44	$65.14 ▼ $80.36	$20.76B	0.34	2.74 million shs	5.83 million shs
LNT Alliant Energy	$65.61 -1.5%	$70.17	$63.50 ▼ $78.81	$17.28B	0.54	1.86 million shs	3.94 million shs
SO Southern	$85.52 -1.4%	$91.57	$83.80 ▼ $100.83	$99.81B	0.33	5.55 million shs	15.15 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ATO Atmos Energy	+0.04%	-1.77%	-5.07%	-4.72%	-0.92%
CMS CMS Energy	+0.32%	-2.30%	-6.98%	-9.80%	-5.82%
LNT Alliant Energy	+0.80%	-0.91%	-4.77%	-8.67%	+4.35%
SO Southern	+0.57%	-1.30%	-5.91%	-7.03%	-5.26%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ATO Atmos Energy	$160.23 -1.1%	$170.64	$159.98 ▼ $192.51	$27.38B	0.6	856,160 shs	2.08 million shs
CMS CMS Energy	$65.32 -1.3%	$70.44	$65.14 ▼ $80.36	$20.76B	0.34	2.74 million shs	5.83 million shs
LNT Alliant Energy	$65.61 -1.5%	$70.17	$63.50 ▼ $78.81	$17.28B	0.54	1.86 million shs	3.94 million shs
SO Southern	$85.52 -1.4%	$91.57	$83.80 ▼ $100.83	$99.81B	0.33	5.55 million shs	15.15 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ATO Atmos Energy	+0.04%	-1.77%	-5.07%	-4.72%	-0.92%
CMS CMS Energy	+0.32%	-2.30%	-6.98%	-9.80%	-5.82%
LNT Alliant Energy	+0.80%	-0.91%	-4.77%	-8.67%	+4.35%
SO Southern	+0.57%	-1.30%	-5.91%	-7.03%	-5.26%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
ATO Atmos Energy	2.23	Hold	$185.09	15.52% Upside
CMS CMS Energy	2.54	Moderate Buy	$80.54	23.30% Upside
LNT Alliant Energy	2.64	Moderate Buy	$77.00	17.36% Upside
SO Southern	2.25	Hold	$99.85	16.77% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/18/2026	ATO Atmos Energy	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$190.00 ➝ $179.00
9/18/2026	CMS CMS Energy	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$79.00 ➝ $77.00
9/18/2026	SO Southern	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$89.00 ➝ $85.00
9/15/2026	CMS CMS Energy	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Hold	$78.00 ➝ $74.00
9/11/2026	ATO Atmos Energy	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$198.00 ➝ $180.00
9/8/2026	CMS CMS Energy	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$82.00 ➝ $77.00
8/28/2026	ATO Atmos Energy	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy (B)
8/27/2026	LNT Alliant Energy	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$80.00
8/26/2026	CMS CMS Energy	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$80.00
8/21/2026	ATO Atmos Energy	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$196.00 ➝ $190.00
8/21/2026	CMS CMS Energy	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$80.00 ➝ $79.00

(Data available from 9/18/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
ATO Atmos Energy	$4.70B	5.76	$11.82 per share	13.56	$84.47 per share	1.90
CMS CMS Energy	$8.54B	2.40	$7.74 per share	8.44	$30.96 per share	2.11
LNT Alliant Energy	$4.36B	3.90	$6.42 per share	10.22	$28.53 per share	2.30
SO Southern	$30.18B	3.26	$9.65 per share	8.86	$35.30 per share	2.42

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
ATO Atmos Energy	$1.20B	$8.41	19.05	17.78	2.81	28.50%	9.67%	4.67%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
CMS CMS Energy	$1.07B	$3.33	19.62	15.70	2.42	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
LNT Alliant Energy	$810M	$3.16	20.76	17.83	2.81	18.45%	11.16%	3.31%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
SO Southern	$4.34B	$4.17	20.51	17.38	2.31	15.43%	12.93%	3.28%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/5/2026	Q3 2026	ATO Atmos Energy	$1.35	$1.43	+$0.08	$1.43	$900.82 million	$879.06 million
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	LNT Alliant Energy	$0.5790	$0.65	+$0.0710	$0.65	$896.94 million	$971.00 million
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	SO Southern	$1.01	$1.13	+$0.12	$1.03	$7.23 billion	$6.98 billion
7/28/2026	Q2 2026	CMS CMS Energy	$0.3588	$0.37	+$0.0112	$0.37	$1.87 billion	$1.83 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
ATO Atmos Energy	$4.00	2.50%	+8.63%	47.56%	41 Years
CMS CMS Energy	$2.28	3.49%	+5.89%	68.47%	3 Years
LNT Alliant Energy	$2.14	3.26%	+5.96%	67.72%	22 Years
SO Southern	$3.04	3.55%	+2.97%	72.90%	25 Years

Latest SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/5/2026	ATO Atmos Energy	quarterly	$1.00	2.38%	8/24/2026	8/24/2026	9/8/2026
7/20/2026	SO Southern	quarterly	$0.76	3.29%	8/17/2026	8/17/2026	9/8/2026
7/20/2026	CMS CMS Energy	quarterly	$0.57	3.21%	8/7/2026	8/7/2026	9/1/2026
7/16/2026	LNT Alliant Energy	quarterly	$0.5350	3.02%	7/31/2026	7/31/2026	8/17/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
ATO Atmos Energy	0.64	0.81	0.73
CMS CMS Energy	1.81	0.94	0.67
LNT Alliant Energy	1.41	0.47	0.35
SO Southern	1.62	0.79	0.59

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
ATO Atmos Energy	90.17%
CMS CMS Energy	93.57%
LNT Alliant Energy	79.90%
SO Southern	64.10%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
ATO Atmos Energy	0.43%
CMS CMS Energy	0.50%
LNT Alliant Energy	0.26%
SO Southern	0.16%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
ATO Atmos Energy	5,487	168.99 million	168.26 million	Optionable
CMS CMS Energy	8,350	313.58 million	312.01 million	Optionable
LNT Alliant Energy	2,948	259.29 million	258.61 million	Optionable
SO Southern	29,800	1.15 billion	1.15 billion	Optionable

SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Lowered to $85.00 at Morgan Stanley

September 18 at 12:35 PM | marketbeat.com

Southern Co. (SO) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

September 15 at 7:01 PM | zacks.com

Georgia Power's Robins Battery Storage achieves commercial operation helping to ensure reliable energy in Georgia

September 15 at 12:00 PM | prnewswire.com

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September 14, 2026 | 247wallst.com

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September 13, 2026 | 247wallst.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Sells 38,862 Shares of Southern Company (The) $SO

September 12, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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September 11, 2026 | 247wallst.com

Southern Company: ROIC, Electricity Pricing, EV/EBITDA All Agree; Buy

September 11, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC Purchases 13,622 Shares of Southern Company (The) $SO

September 11, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Southern Company's Unit PowerSecure Wins Data Center Power Project

September 10, 2026 | zacks.com

Georgia Power receives approval for 1,137 MW of new solar power purchase agreements through CARES program

September 10, 2026 | prnewswire.com

National Pension Service Grows Position in Southern Company (The) $SO

September 10, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Core Capital Management & Research inc. Makes New Investment in Southern Company (The) $SO

September 10, 2026 | marketbeat.com

California State Teachers Retirement System Buys 35,357 Shares of Southern Company (The) $SO

September 9, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Acquires 17,451 Shares of Southern Company (The) $SO

September 9, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Allworth Financial LP Has $16.42 Million Stake in Southern Company (The) $SO

September 9, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Waverly Advisors LLC Buys 12,518 Shares of Southern Company (The) $SO

September 8, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Georgia Power encourages customers to take action during National Preparedness Month

September 8, 2026 | prnewswire.com

Here's Why a Hold Strategy Is Apt for Southern Company Stock Now

September 8, 2026 | zacks.com

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Takes $32.89 Million Position in Southern Company (The) $SO

September 8, 2026 | marketbeat.com

XLU's AI Power Story Crumbles as Texas Freezes Data-Center Demand

September 7, 2026 | 247wallst.com

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SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Company Descriptions

Atmos Energy NYSE:ATO

$160.23 -1.80 (-1.11%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

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$161.70 +1.48 (+0.92%)

As of 07:47 PM Eastern

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.

CMS Energy NYSE:CMS

$65.32 -0.88 (-1.33%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$65.74 +0.41 (+0.63%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

CMS Energy Corporation operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility; Gas Utility; and Enterprises. The Electric Utility segment is involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources. Its distribution system comprises 208 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 4 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 4,428 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 19 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 82,474 miles of electric distribution overhead lines; 9,395 miles of underground distribution lines; 1,093 substations; and 3 battery facilities. The Gas Utility segment engages in the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas, which includes 2,392 miles of transmission lines; 15 gas storage fields; 28,065 miles of distribution mains; and 8 compressor stations. The Enterprises segment is involved in the independent power production and marketing, including the development and operation of renewable generation. It serves 1.9 million electric and 1.8 million gas customers, including residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Jackson, Michigan.

Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT

$65.61 -1.03 (-1.55%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

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$65.61 0.00 (0.00%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

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.

Southern NYSE:SO

$85.52 -1.24 (-1.43%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$85.67 +0.15 (+0.18%)

As of 07:43 PM Eastern

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.

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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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Latest SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Analyst Ratings

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Latest SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Earnings

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Latest SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Dividends

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SO, LNT, ATO, and CMS Headlines

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