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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
$102.63
+0.2%
$103.61
$86.83
$110.48
$54.82B0.423.65 million shs892,648 shs
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$68.70
-3.1%
$69.99
$61.72
$86.10
$141.43B0.6810.94 million shs11.79 million shs
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$161.62
-0.6%
$141.87
$65.11
$168.57
$31.60B1.132.96 million shs1.04 million shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$194.33
-0.4%
$157.24
$66.50
$199.84
$65.94B1.227.17 million shs2.37 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%+0.70%-0.67%-6.23%+16.78%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.00%-0.91%+0.69%+0.06%+0.20%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
0.00%+7.00%+4.46%+70.25%+109.08%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
0.00%+5.53%+21.85%+66.23%+127.23%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
4.5757 of 5 stars
2.22.05.01.03.52.52.5
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.7024 of 5 stars
3.33.03.32.63.12.51.3
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
4.2418 of 5 stars
2.53.02.50.53.42.51.9
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
3.432 of 5 stars
2.45.02.50.04.12.50.0
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
2.31
Hold$108.315.53% Upside
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
2.50
Moderate Buy$84.5523.06% Upside
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
2.90
Moderate Buy$151.80-6.08% Downside
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
2.86
Moderate Buy$176.92-8.96% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest VST, NRG, NEE, and AEP Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/26/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Barclays
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Set Price TargetOverweight$197.00
6/26/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Barclays
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UpgradeOverweight$197.00
6/18/2025
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$95.00 ➝ $94.00
6/18/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$178.00 ➝ $186.00
6/17/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$160.00 ➝ $207.00
6/13/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$115.00
6/13/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform ➝ Strong-Buy$195.00
6/13/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageUnderperform ➝ Strong-Buy$216.00
6/6/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$95.00 ➝ $100.00
5/23/2025
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$94.00 ➝ $84.00
5/23/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$134.00 ➝ $164.00
(Data available from 6/30/2022 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
$19.72B2.78$11.99 per share8.56$50.71 per share2.02
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$24.75B5.71$6.04 per share11.37$29.40 per share2.34
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$28.13B1.12$15.50 per share10.43$9.02 per share17.92
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$17.22B3.83$15.50 per share12.54$9.13 per share21.28
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
$2.97B$5.1919.7716.322.7213.73%11.68%3.08%7/29/2025 (Estimated)
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$6.95B$2.6725.7317.352.5021.81%12.06%3.83%7/23/2025 (Estimated)
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.13B$6.2026.0716.531.294.66%73.78%6.59%8/6/2025 (Estimated)
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$2.66B$6.3630.5630.752.3013.40%87.33%7.58%8/6/2025 (Estimated)

Latest VST, NRG, NEE, and AEP Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/23/2025Q2 2025
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$0.99N/AN/AN/A$7.52 billionN/A
5/12/2025Q1 2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$0.72$2.62+$1.90$3.61$8.28 billion$8.59 billion
5/6/2025Q1 2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$1.40$1.54+$0.14$1.50$5.33 billion$5.46 billion
4/23/2025Q1 2025
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$0.99$0.99N/A$0.40$6.58 billion$6.25 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$3.723.62%N/A71.68%15 Years
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$2.273.30%N/A85.02%31 Years
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.761.09%N/A28.39%1 Years
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$0.900.46%N/A14.15%6 Years

Latest VST, NRG, NEE, and AEP Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/1/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
quarterly$0.22500.66%6/18/20256/18/20256/30/2025
5/22/2025
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
quarterly$0.56653.39%6/2/20256/2/20256/16/2025
4/29/2025
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
quarterly$0.933.47%5/9/20255/9/20256/10/2025
4/9/2025
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
quarterly$0.441.8%5/1/20255/1/20255/15/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
1.42
0.42
0.31
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
1.32
0.55
0.45
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
4.61
1.06
1.02
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
6.53
0.86
0.77

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
75.24%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
78.72%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
97.72%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
90.88%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
0.07%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.18%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
0.61%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
1.42%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
17,000534.20 million533.82 millionOptionable
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
9,3002.06 billion2.05 billionOptionable
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
6,600195.51 million194.32 millionOptionable
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
4,910339.33 million334.51 millionOptionable

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American Electric Power stock logo

American Electric Power NASDAQ:AEP

$102.63 +0.17 (+0.17%)
As of 01:52 PM Eastern

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.

NextEra Energy stock logo

NextEra Energy NYSE:NEE

$68.70 -2.19 (-3.09%)
As of 01:48 PM Eastern

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.

NRG Energy stock logo

NRG Energy NYSE:NRG

$161.62 -1.05 (-0.65%)
As of 01:48 PM Eastern

NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions. It offers retail electricity and energy management, line and surge protection products, HVAC installation, repair and maintenance, home protection products, carbon offsets, back-up power stations, portable power, portable solar, and portable lighting; retail services comprising demand response, commodity sales, energy efficiency, and energy management solutions; and system power, distributed generation, renewable and low-carbon products, carbon management and specialty services, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, and energy advisory services. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Vistra stock logo

Vistra NYSE:VST

$194.33 -0.71 (-0.36%)
As of 01:48 PM Eastern

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia. In addition, the company is involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. It serves approximately 4 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 37,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.