Compare Stocks: WEC, LNT, AEE, 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
AEE Ameren	$99.89 +0.3%	$105.92	$96.57 ▼ $118.32	$27.67B	0.44	1.80 million shs	2.41 million shs
CMS CMS Energy	$63.72 +0.1%	$68.30	$62.28 ▼ $80.36	$19.99B	0.32	3.66 million shs	5.00 million shs
LNT Alliant Energy	$64.33 +1.0%	$67.98	$62.54 ▼ $78.81	$16.68B	0.52	2.51 million shs	5.12 million shs
WEC WEC Energy Group	$101.55 -0.2%	$106.45	$99.80 ▼ $119.91	$33.10B	0.45	2.77 million shs	2.75 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
AEE Ameren	0.00%	+0.52%	-6.12%	-13.11%	-3.49%
CMS CMS Energy	0.00%	+1.21%	-6.96%	-17.91%	-11.95%
LNT Alliant Energy	0.00%	+1.15%	-5.40%	-17.56%	-4.14%
WEC WEC Energy Group	0.00%	+0.10%	-4.66%	-14.44%	-10.14%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AEE Ameren	$99.89 +0.3%	$105.92	$96.57 ▼ $118.32	$27.67B	0.44	1.80 million shs	2.41 million shs
CMS CMS Energy	$63.72 +0.1%	$68.30	$62.28 ▼ $80.36	$19.99B	0.32	3.66 million shs	5.00 million shs
LNT Alliant Energy	$64.33 +1.0%	$67.98	$62.54 ▼ $78.81	$16.68B	0.52	2.51 million shs	5.12 million shs
WEC WEC Energy Group	$101.55 -0.2%	$106.45	$99.80 ▼ $119.91	$33.10B	0.45	2.77 million shs	2.75 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
AEE Ameren	0.00%	+0.52%	-6.12%	-13.11%	-3.49%
CMS CMS Energy	0.00%	+1.21%	-6.96%	-17.91%	-11.95%
LNT Alliant Energy	0.00%	+1.15%	-5.40%	-17.56%	-4.14%
WEC WEC Energy Group	0.00%	+0.10%	-4.66%	-14.44%	-10.14%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AEE Ameren	2.71	Moderate Buy	$118.08	18.20% Upside
CMS CMS Energy	2.57	Moderate Buy	$80.36	26.12% Upside
LNT Alliant Energy	2.64	Moderate Buy	$77.00	19.70% Upside
WEC WEC Energy Group	2.47	Hold	$121.30	19.45% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest WEC, LNT, AEE, and CMS Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
10/1/2026	CMS CMS Energy	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Outperform	$78.00
9/30/2026	AEE Ameren	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$124.00 ➝ $113.00
9/29/2026	AEE Ameren	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sector Perform	$104.00
9/25/2026	WEC WEC Energy Group	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy (B) ➝ Buy (B-)
9/25/2026	AEE Ameren	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$114.00 ➝ $107.00
9/18/2026	AEE Ameren	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$114.00 ➝ $108.00
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
9/15/2026	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
9/8/2026	WEC WEC Energy Group	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
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
8/27/2026	LNT Alliant Energy	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$80.00

(Data available from 10/4/2023 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
AEE Ameren	$8.80B	3.14	$11.05 per share	9.04	$48.95 per share	2.04
CMS CMS Energy	$8.54B	2.34	$7.84 per share	8.13	$30.96 per share	2.06
LNT Alliant Energy	$4.36B	3.82	$6.52 per share	9.87	$28.53 per share	2.25
WEC WEC Energy Group	$9.80B	3.38	$9.78 per share	10.38	$43.11 per share	2.36

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
AEE Ameren	$1.46B	$5.68	17.59	17.25	2.92	17.86%	10.95%	3.00%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
CMS CMS Energy	$1.07B	$3.33	19.13	15.32	2.33	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
LNT Alliant Energy	$810M	$3.16	20.36	17.48	2.71	18.45%	11.16%	3.31%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
WEC WEC Energy Group	$1.56B	$5.16	19.68	16.90	2.10	16.69%	12.90%	3.58%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest WEC, LNT, AEE, and CMS Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
10/29/2026	Q3 2026	CMS CMS Energy	$1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.17 billion	N/A
10/29/2026	Q3 2026	WEC WEC Energy Group	$0.9350	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.20 billion	N/A
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	AEE Ameren	$1.08	$1.13	+$0.05	$1.13	$2.27 billion	$2.09 billion
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	WEC WEC Energy Group	$0.8040	$0.91	+$0.1060	$0.91	$2.11 billion	$2.06 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
AEE Ameren	$3.00	3.00%	+7.26%	52.82%	12 Years
CMS CMS Energy	$2.28	3.58%	+5.89%	68.47%	3 Years
LNT Alliant Energy	$2.14	3.33%	+5.96%	67.72%	22 Years
WEC WEC Energy Group	$3.81	3.75%	+7.13%	73.84%	23 Years

Latest WEC, LNT, AEE, and CMS Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/14/2026	AEE Ameren	quarterly	$0.75	2.81%	9/8/2026	9/8/2026	9/30/2026
7/20/2026	CMS CMS Energy	quarterly	$0.57	3.21%	8/7/2026	8/7/2026	9/1/2026
7/16/2026	WEC WEC Energy Group	quarterly	$0.9525	3.45%	8/14/2026	8/14/2026	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
AEE Ameren	1.38	0.53	0.37
CMS CMS Energy	1.81	0.94	0.67
LNT Alliant Energy	1.41	0.47	0.35
WEC WEC Energy Group	1.35	0.53	0.39

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AEE Ameren	79.09%
CMS CMS Energy	93.57%
LNT Alliant Energy	79.90%
WEC WEC Energy Group	77.20%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AEE Ameren	0.29%
CMS CMS Energy	0.50%
LNT Alliant Energy	0.26%
WEC WEC Energy Group	0.46%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AEE Ameren	8,913	276.84 million	276.04 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
WEC WEC Energy Group	7,151	325.85 million	324.35 million	Optionable

WEC, LNT, AEE, and CMS Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) Hits New 12-Month Low - Here's Why

October 1 at 10:59 AM | marketbeat.com

Scotiabank Adjusts PT on WEC Energy to $117 From $140, Maintains Sector Outperform Rating

September 30, 2026 | marketscreener.comM

WEC Energy Group stock pre-market at EUR 90.50: plus 0.28 percent

September 30, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group stock trades at EUR 89.75 as EPS beats estimates

September 29, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group stock last trades at USD 101.45 on September 28, 2026

September 28, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group: Declines Push This Back Into A Worthy Buy Territory

September 28, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

WEC Energy Group stock trades near a 52-week low

September 25, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group (WEC) Stock Looks Reasonable Following Its 41% Three Year Run

September 25, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Acquires 111,057 Shares of WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC

September 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

WEC Energy Group stock slips 0.63 percent ahead of the open

September 23, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) Hits New 1-Year Low - Time to Sell?

September 22, 2026 | marketbeat.com

WEC Energy Group stock heads into the open after a 0.6 percent gain

September 22, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group stock holds near its yearly low

September 22, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

Nykredit A S Invests $6.38 Million in WEC Energy Group, Inc. $WEC

September 22, 2026 | marketbeat.com

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

September 22, 2026 | marketbeat.com

WEC Energy Group stock holds near USD 103 as investors eye regulated earnings

September 21, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group stock heads into the open after a flat prior close

September 21, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group stock edges higher as dividend and utilities demand support valuation

September 20, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

September 20, 2026 | fxempire.comF

WEC Energy Group stock holds Moderate Buy consensus as valuation debate grows

September 19, 2026 | ad-hoc-news.deA

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

September 19, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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WEC, LNT, AEE, and CMS Company Descriptions

Ameren NYSE:AEE

$99.89 +0.25 (+0.25%)

Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$99.94 +0.05 (+0.05%)

As of 10/2/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution activities; and rate-regulated natural gas distribution business. In addition, the company generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, wind, methane gas, and solar. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

CMS Energy NYSE:CMS

$63.72 +0.08 (+0.12%)

Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$63.72 +0.00 (+0.01%)

As of 10/2/2026 07:52 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

$64.33 +0.62 (+0.97%)

Closing price 10/2/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$64.32 -0.01 (-0.02%)

As of 10/2/2026 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.

WEC Energy Group NYSE:WEC

$101.55 -0.18 (-0.18%)

Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$101.60 +0.04 (+0.04%)

As of 10/2/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

WEC Energy Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides regulated natural gas and electricity, and renewable and nonregulated renewable energy services in the United States. It operates through Wisconsin, Illinois, Other States, Electric Transmission, and Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure segments. The company generates and distributes electricity from coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear, as well as renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, hydroelectric, and biomass; and distributes and transports natural gas. It also owns, maintains, monitors, and operates electric transmission systems; and generates, distributes, and sells steam. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 35,500 miles of overhead distribution lines and 36,500 miles of underground distribution cables, as well as 430 electric distribution substations and 523,700 line transformers; approximately 46,400 miles of natural gas distribution mains; 1,700 miles of natural gas transmission mains; 2.4 million natural gas lateral services; 490 natural gas distribution and transmission gate stations; and 69.3 billion cubic feet of working gas capacities in underground natural gas storage fields. The company was formerly known as Wisconsin Energy Corporation and changed its name to WEC Energy Group, Inc. in June 2015. WEC Energy Group, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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