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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$116.93
+0.6%
$117.52
$99.21
$125.27
$90.88B0.373.47 million shs3.57 million shs
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$70.96
0.0%
$69.99
$61.72
$86.10
$145.94B0.6810.93 million shs14.27 million shs
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$90.78
+0.5%
$89.69
$76.96
$94.45
$99.90B0.384.63 million shs5.23 million shs
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
$54.00
$0.00
$47.06
$57.44
N/AN/A3.47 million shsN/A
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.00%+1.31%+1.36%-2.08%+16.98%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.00%-0.91%+2.83%+0.73%-3.28%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
0.00%+1.90%+2.41%-0.35%+16.09%
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
4.4592 of 5 stars
2.33.05.01.32.91.71.9
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.7107 of 5 stars
3.33.03.32.63.12.51.3
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
4.084 of 5 stars
2.12.04.21.83.61.71.3
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
2.59
Moderate Buy$126.948.56% Upside
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
2.50
Moderate Buy$84.5519.15% Upside
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
2.25
Hold$92.932.37% Upside
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
0.00
N/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest WR, NEE, SO, and DUK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/25/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
The Goldman Sachs Group
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$125.00 ➝ $132.00
6/18/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$125.00 ➝ $124.00
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
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$91.00 ➝ $90.00
6/13/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform
6/13/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$98.00
6/5/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Jefferies Financial Group
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $100.00
6/2/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$126.00 ➝ $127.00
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
5/22/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$126.00 ➝ $125.00
5/14/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
KeyCorp
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DowngradeSector Weight ➝ Underweight$78.00
(Data available from 6/29/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$30.36B2.99$14.37 per share8.14$65.09 per share1.80
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$24.75B5.90$6.24 per share11.37$29.40 per share2.41
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$26.72B3.73$8.85 per share10.26$33.47 per share2.71
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.52B$6.0319.3917.372.9215.40%9.88%2.66%8/5/2025 (Estimated)
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$6.95B$2.6726.5717.922.5021.81%12.06%3.83%7/23/2025 (Estimated)
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$4.40B$4.1921.6719.783.2516.54%12.70%3.22%7/31/2025 (Estimated)
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest WR, NEE, SO, and DUK 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
5/6/2025Q1 2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.59$1.76+$0.17$1.76$7.70 billion$8.25 billion
5/1/2025Q1 2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$1.20$1.23+$0.03$1.21$7.17 billion$7.78 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
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.183.57%N/A69.32%20 Years
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$2.273.20%N/A85.02%31 Years
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$2.963.26%N/A70.64%25 Years
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
$1.602.96%N/AN/AN/A

Latest WR, NEE, SO, and DUK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/1/2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
quarterly$1.04503.45%5/16/20255/16/20256/16/2025
5/22/2025
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
quarterly$0.56653.39%6/2/20256/2/20256/16/2025
4/21/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
quarterly$0.743.3%5/19/20256/6/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
1.57
0.77
0.50
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
1.32
0.55
0.45
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
1.69
0.86
0.65
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
N/AN/AN/A

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
65.31%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
78.72%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
64.10%
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
75.14%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.14%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.20%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
0.16%
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
0.70%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
26,413777.26 million776.17 millionOptionable
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
9,3002.06 billion2.05 billionOptionable
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
28,6001.10 billion1.10 billionOptionable
Westar Energy Inc stock logo
WR
Westar Energy
N/AN/AN/AOptionable

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Duke Energy stock logo

Duke Energy NYSE:DUK

$116.93 +0.68 (+0.59%)
Closing price 06/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$116.99 +0.06 (+0.05%)
As of 06/27/2025 07:52 PM Eastern
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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 stock logo

NextEra Energy NYSE:NEE

$70.96 -0.04 (-0.05%)
Closing price 06/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$70.88 -0.08 (-0.11%)
As of 06/27/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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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.

Southern stock logo

Southern NYSE:SO

$90.78 +0.43 (+0.48%)
Closing price 06/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$91.09 +0.31 (+0.34%)
As of 06/27/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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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.

Westar Energy stock logo

Westar Energy NYSE:WR

Evergy, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of electricity through its subsidiaries. It focuses on the regulation of electric utilities and development of electric transmission projects. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.