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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$124.66
-0.7%
$129.80
$111.22
$134.49
$97.01B0.414.13 million shs1.40 million shs
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$93.59
-1.9%
$92.83
$63.88
$98.75
$195.19B0.739.51 million shs4.66 million shs
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$92.27
-1.3%
$95.89
$83.09
$100.83
$104.03B0.365.69 million shs2.95 million shs
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$45.14
-1.3%
$46.33
$39.06
$47.80
$23.20B0.6125.76 million shs14.62 million shs
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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
-1.61%-0.76%-4.41%+1.80%+2.13%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
-0.81%+1.34%+3.01%+7.04%+43.40%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
-2.38%+0.01%-3.45%+2.80%+2.57%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
-1.42%+0.07%-1.00%+6.06%+13.54%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$124.66
-0.7%
$129.80
$111.22
$134.49
$97.01B0.414.13 million shs1.40 million shs
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$93.59
-1.9%
$92.83
$63.88
$98.75
$195.19B0.739.51 million shs4.66 million shs
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$92.27
-1.3%
$95.89
$83.09
$100.83
$104.03B0.365.69 million shs2.95 million shs
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$45.14
-1.3%
$46.33
$39.06
$47.80
$23.20B0.6125.76 million shs14.62 million shs
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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
-1.61%-0.76%-4.41%+1.80%+2.13%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
-0.81%+1.34%+3.01%+7.04%+43.40%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
-2.38%+0.01%-3.45%+2.80%+2.57%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
-1.42%+0.07%-1.00%+6.06%+13.54%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
2.56
Moderate Buy$140.6712.84% Upside
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
2.86
Moderate Buy$98.705.47% Upside
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
2.30
Hold$99.858.22% Upside
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
2.61
Moderate Buy$45.210.18% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest XLU, NEE, DUK, and SO Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/6/2026
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Lower Price Target$139.00 ➝ $138.00
5/6/2026
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Boost Price TargetOutperform$130.00 ➝ $139.00
5/5/2026
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Boost Price TargetBuy$95.00 ➝ $105.00
5/4/2026
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
5/4/2026
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Reiterated RatingOutperform$107.00
5/1/2026
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
UpgradeBuy (B-)Buy (B)
5/1/2026
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Set Price Target$105.00
5/1/2026
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Reiterated RatingOutperform$104.00
4/28/2026
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Boost Price TargetBuy$103.00 ➝ $106.00
4/27/2026
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
UpgradeHold (C+)Buy (B-)
4/27/2026
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
Reiterated RatingOutperform$99.00 ➝ $104.00
(Data available from 5/7/2023 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
$32.24B3.01$15.92 per share7.83$71.33 per share1.75
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$27.87B7.00$6.83 per share13.71$31.95 per share2.93
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$30.18B3.45$9.42 per share9.80$35.40 per share2.61
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
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
$4.97B$6.3219.0917.46N/A15.49%9.73%2.64%N/A
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$6.84B$3.9323.8221.462.8329.36%12.25%3.78%7/22/2026 (Estimated)
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$4.34B$3.9323.4818.752.9014.46%12.64%3.17%N/A
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/A20.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest XLU, NEE, DUK, and SO Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/5/2026Q1 2026
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.87$1.93+$0.06$1.97$8.44 billion$9.18 billion
4/30/2026Q1 2026
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$1.21$1.32+$0.11$1.20$8.07 billion$8.40 billion
4/23/2026Q1 2026
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$1.03$1.09+$0.06$1.04$7.43 billion$6.70 billion
2/18/2026Q4 2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$0.56$0.55-$0.01$0.38$6.41 billion$6.98 billion
2/9/2026Q4 2025
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.49$1.50+$0.01$1.50$7.57 billion$7.94 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.263.42%+2.01%67.41%20 Years
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$2.492.66%+10.15%63.36%31 Years
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$3.043.29%+2.97%77.35%25 Years
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$1.192.64%N/AN/AN/A

Latest XLU, NEE, DUK, and SO Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/20/2026
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
quarterly$0.763.25%5/18/20265/18/20266/8/2026
2/13/2026
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
quarterly$0.62322.66%2/27/20262/27/20263/16/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
1.45
0.66
0.33
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
1.41
0.54
0.44
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
1.68
0.65
0.45
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
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%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
90.06%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.12%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
0.18%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
0.16%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
26,441778.12 million777.18 millionOptionable
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
17,4002.09 billion2.08 billionOptionable
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
29,8001.13 billion1.13 billionOptionable
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A513.95 millionN/ANot Optionable

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Duke Energy stock logo

Duke Energy NYSE:DUK

$124.66 -0.88 (-0.70%)
As of 02:30 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

$93.58 -1.81 (-1.89%)
As of 02:30 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.

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Southern NYSE:SO

$92.27 -1.24 (-1.33%)
As of 02:30 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.

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLU

$45.14 -0.58 (-1.26%)
As of 02:30 PM Eastern
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Select Sector Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund), formerly Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Utilities Select Sector of the S&P 500 Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from industries, such as electric utilities, multi-utilities, independent power producers and energy traders, and gas utilities. The Fund utilizes a passive or indexing investment approach to attempt to approximate the investment performance of the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.