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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
$54.62
+3.2%
$56.86
$47.00
$68.42
$26.44B0.42173,154 shs183,731 shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$193.04
+6.1%
$175.48
$66.50
$200.25
$65.49B1.267.12 million shs6.41 million shs
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$37.42
+0.3%
$37.80
$33.18
$41.78
$10.48B0.791.56 million shs2.63 million shs
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
$70.38
+1.0%
$68.71
$55.02
$73.38
$40.59B0.363.61 million shs3.42 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
0.00%+0.72%-3.42%-10.74%+5,461,999,900.00%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
0.00%-1.75%+6.55%+67.48%+153.37%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
0.00%+0.35%+0.19%-7.60%-9.44%
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
0.00%+2.56%+6.19%+0.36%+27.23%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
1.4914 of 5 stars
0.54.03.30.01.10.81.9
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
3.3929 of 5 stars
2.45.02.50.04.02.50.0
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.7327 of 5 stars
2.44.04.23.12.11.72.5
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
4.0686 of 5 stars
2.45.04.20.03.01.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
1.00
Strong Sell$55.802.16% Upside
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
2.86
Moderate Buy$176.92-8.35% Downside
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
2.83
Moderate Buy$43.5016.25% Upside
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
2.70
Moderate Buy$75.807.70% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest WTRG, XEL, VST, and CQP Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/25/2025
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$50.00 ➝ $53.00
6/25/2025
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
Wells Fargo & Company
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Reiterated RatingUnderweight ➝ Underweight$59.00 ➝ $61.00
6/18/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$178.00 ➝ $186.00
6/18/2025
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$78.00 ➝ $77.00
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
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageUnderperform ➝ Strong-Buy$216.00
6/4/2025
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$54.00 ➝ $56.00
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
5/22/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$172.00 ➝ $178.00
5/22/2025
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Set Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$79.00 ➝ $78.00
5/15/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Evercore ISI
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Set Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$192.00
(Data available from 7/20/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
$8.70B3.04$6.28 per share8.70($1.03) per share-53.03
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$17.22B3.80$15.56 per share12.41$9.13 per share21.14
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$2.26B4.65$3.32 per share11.28$22.57 per share1.66
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
$13.44B3.02$8.44 per share8.34$34.00 per share2.07
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
$2.51B$4.1613.1313.16N/A26.27%-414.56%13.56%N/A
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$2.66B$6.3630.3530.542.2713.40%87.33%7.58%8/7/2025 (Estimated)
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$595.31M$2.2316.7817.573.4427.17%9.81%3.45%7/31/2025 (Estimated)
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
$1.94B$3.4020.7017.002.4614.10%10.20%2.79%7/31/2025 (Estimated)

Latest WTRG, XEL, VST, and CQP Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/7/2025Q2 2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$1.63N/AN/AN/A$5.15 billionN/A
7/31/2025Q2 2025
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$0.27N/AN/AN/A$462.70 millionN/A
7/31/2025Q2 2025
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
$0.66N/AN/AN/A$3.31 billionN/A
5/12/2025Q1 2025
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$0.80$1.03+$0.23$1.03$713.80 million$783.63 million
5/8/2025Q1 2025
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
$1.06$1.08+$0.02$1.08N/AN/A
4/24/2025Q1 2025
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
$0.95$0.84-$0.11$0.84$3.93 billion$3.91 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
$3.105.68%N/A74.52%N/A
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$0.900.47%N/A14.15%6 Years
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$1.303.47%N/A58.30%32 Years
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
$2.283.24%N/A67.06%22 Years

Latest WTRG, XEL, VST, and CQP Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/21/2025
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
quarterly$0.573.26%6/13/20256/13/20257/20/2025
5/1/2025
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
quarterly$0.22500.66%6/18/20256/18/20256/30/2025
4/29/2025
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
quarterly$0.825.45%5/9/20255/9/20255/15/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
N/A
0.88
0.76
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
6.53
0.86
0.77
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
1.16
0.65
0.57
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
1.48
0.80
0.70

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
46.55%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
90.88%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
74.78%
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
78.38%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
N/A
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
1.42%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
0.21%
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
0.09%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. stock logo
CQP
Cheniere Energy Partners
1,714484.05 millionN/AN/A
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
6,850339.33 million334.51 millionOptionable
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
3,291280.34 million279.75 millionOptionable
Xcel Energy Inc. stock logo
XEL
Xcel Energy
11,380576.76 million576.24 millionOptionable

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Cheniere Energy Partners stock logo

Cheniere Energy Partners NYSE:CQP

$54.62 +1.69 (+3.19%)
Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$54.62 +0.00 (+0.01%)
As of 07/18/2025 04:34 PM Eastern
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Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. The company owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It also owns a natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with various interstate pipelines. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. is a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Vistra stock logo

Vistra NYSE:VST

$193.04 +11.04 (+6.07%)
Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$192.88 -0.16 (-0.09%)
As of 07/18/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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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.

Essential Utilities stock logo

Essential Utilities NYSE:WTRG

$37.42 +0.13 (+0.35%)
Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$37.50 +0.08 (+0.21%)
As of 07/18/2025 07:20 PM Eastern
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Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Xcel Energy stock logo

Xcel Energy NASDAQ:XEL

$70.38 +0.73 (+1.05%)
Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$70.67 +0.29 (+0.40%)
As of 07/18/2025 06:48 PM Eastern
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Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchasing, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar energy sources, as well as coal, natural gas, oil, wood, and refuse-derived fuels. It also purchases, transports, distributes, and sells natural gas to retail customers, as well as transports customer-owned natural gas. In addition, the company develops and leases natural gas pipelines, and storage and compression facilities; and invests in rental housing projects and nonregulated assets, as well as procures equipment for the construction of renewable generation facilities. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.