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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:DUK NYSE:NEE NYSE:SO NYSEARCA:XLU On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeDUKDuke Energy$125.78+0.9%$128.24$113.39▼$134.49$97.18B0.413.18 million shs2.45 million shsNEENextEra Energy$88.61-1.2%$92.71$65.97▼$98.75$187.03B0.7311.42 million shs10.75 million shsSOSouthern$94.67+0.5%$95.06$83.80▼$100.83$106.24B0.365.67 million shs3.40 million shsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$45.35+0.8%$45.78$39.85▼$47.80$23.31B0.6125.44 million shs15.18 million shs10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. Inside this report, you’ll find 10 companies positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence moves from hype to real-world deployment and becomes a core growth driver for corporate America.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceDUKDuke Energy+0.79%+3.97%+0.44%-0.77%+8.00%NEENextEra Energy-1.17%-5.07%-1.66%-3.76%+23.84%SOSouthern+0.38%+2.27%+3.11%+0.57%+5.52%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund+0.78%+3.37%+1.07%-2.12%+11.62%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeDUKDuke Energy$125.78+0.9%$128.24$113.39▼$134.49$97.18B0.413.18 million shs2.45 million shsNEENextEra Energy$88.61-1.2%$92.71$65.97▼$98.75$187.03B0.7311.42 million shs10.75 million shsSOSouthern$94.67+0.5%$95.06$83.80▼$100.83$106.24B0.365.67 million shs3.40 million shsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$45.35+0.8%$45.78$39.85▼$47.80$23.31B0.6125.44 million shs15.18 million shs10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. Inside this report, you’ll find 10 companies positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence moves from hype to real-world deployment and becomes a core growth driver for corporate America.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceDUKDuke Energy+0.79%+3.97%+0.44%-0.77%+8.00%NEENextEra Energy-1.17%-5.07%-1.66%-3.76%+23.84%SOSouthern+0.38%+2.27%+3.11%+0.57%+5.52%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund+0.78%+3.37%+1.07%-2.12%+11.62%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceDUKDuke Energy 2.50Moderate Buy$139.0710.56% UpsideNEENextEra Energy 2.86Moderate Buy$99.1511.89% UpsideSOSouthern 2.30Hold$99.565.17% UpsideXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund 2.58Moderate Buy$45.35N/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest XLU, NEE, SO, and DUK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/21/2026SOSouthern Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingUnderweight$87.005/21/2026NEENextEra Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$111.005/21/2026DUKDuke Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$141.00 ➝ $132.005/19/2026NEENextEra Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight$107.00 ➝ $115.005/18/2026DUKDuke Energy Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$142.00 ➝ $137.005/18/2026NEENextEra Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$104.00 ➝ $102.005/13/2026DUKDuke Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$139.00 ➝ $136.005/13/2026NEENextEra Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$100.00 ➝ $105.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$137.00 ➝ $135.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price Target$139.00 ➝ $140.005/11/2026DUKDuke Energy Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price Target$143.00 ➝ $138.00(Data available from 5/23/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookDUKDuke Energy$32.24B3.04$16.44 per share7.65$71.20 per share1.77NEENextEra Energy$27.41B6.74$6.94 per share12.77$31.95 per share2.77SOSouthern$29.55B3.61$9.83 per share9.63$35.40 per share2.67XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateDUKDuke Energy$4.97B$6.5319.2617.62N/A15.49%9.73%2.64%8/4/2026 (Estimated)NEENextEra Energy$6.84B$3.9322.5520.282.6329.36%12.25%3.78%7/22/2026 (Estimated)SOSouthern$4.34B$3.9324.0919.242.8514.46%12.64%3.17%7/30/2026 (Estimated)XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/A20.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest XLU, NEE, SO, and DUK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/4/2026Q1 2026DUKDuke Energy$1.87$1.93+$0.06$1.97$8.44 billion$9.18 billion4/29/2026Q1 2026SOSouthern$1.21$1.32+$0.11$1.20$8.07 billion$8.40 billion4/23/2026Q1 2026NEENextEra Energy$1.03$1.09+$0.06$1.04$7.43 billion$6.70 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthDUKDuke Energy$4.263.39%+2.01%65.24%20 YearsNEENextEra Energy$2.492.81%+10.15%63.36%31 YearsSOSouthern$3.043.21%+2.97%77.35%25 YearsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$1.192.62%N/AN/AN/ALatest XLU, NEE, SO, and DUK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/7/2026DUKDuke Energyquarterly$1.06503.52%5/15/20265/15/20266/16/20265/21/2026NEENextEra Energyquarterly$0.62322.78%6/5/20266/5/20266/15/20264/20/2026SOSouthernquarterly$0.763.24%5/18/20265/18/20266/8/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioDUKDuke Energy1.450.660.44NEENextEra Energy1.410.540.44SOSouthern1.680.650.45XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipDUKDuke Energy65.31%NEENextEra Energy78.72%SOSouthern64.10%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund90.06%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipDUKDuke Energy0.12%NEENextEra Energy0.18%SOSouthern0.16%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableDUKDuke Energy26,441779.60 million778.66 millionOptionableNEENextEra Energy17,4002.09 billion2.08 billionOptionableSOSouthern29,8001.13 billion1.13 billionOptionableXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/A513.95 millionN/ANot OptionableXLU, NEE, SO, and DUK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesBoring Beats Brilliant: How a Utilities ETF Has Quietly Trounced the S&P 500 in Every Recession This CenturyMay 22 at 11:20 AM | 247wallst.comXLK, XLE, or XLU? 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This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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 NYSE:NEE$88.61 -1.08 (-1.20%) Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.55 -0.06 (-0.07%) As of 05/22/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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 NYSE:SO$94.67 +0.43 (+0.45%) Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$93.88 -0.79 (-0.84%) As of 05/22/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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 NYSEARCA:XLU$45.35 +0.35 (+0.78%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.30 -0.05 (-0.11%) As of 05/22/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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. 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