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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$504.89
-4.6%
$451.78
$150.01
$532.59
$144.42B1.873.29 million shs6.52 million shs
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$73.13
+5.3%
$70.21
$61.72
$86.10
$142.91B0.6710.98 million shs23.84 million shs
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$92.22
+0.4%
$89.73
$77.00
$94.45
$100.93B0.384.63 million shs7.40 million shs
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$81.94
+0.3%
$80.67
$67.72
$83.41
$18.92B0.5210.76 million shs19.85 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
-4.73%-1.31%+7.07%+52.46%+201.34%
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
+5.22%+2.39%+3.77%+3.79%+4.62%
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
+0.32%+1.45%+2.53%+0.87%+19.76%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
+0.34%+0.43%+0.33%+3.17%+21.09%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
3.269 of 5 stars
2.45.01.70.02.90.01.9
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.7391 of 5 stars
3.33.03.32.63.12.51.3
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
4.0264 of 5 stars
2.12.04.21.83.01.71.3
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
2.86
Moderate Buy$440.04-12.84% Downside
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
2.50
Moderate Buy$84.5515.61% Upside
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
2.25
Hold$92.930.78% Upside
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
2.50
Hold$81.94N/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest XLU, NEE, SO, and GEV Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/24/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$422.00 ➝ $511.00
6/23/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
Glj Research
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Initiated CoverageBuy
6/23/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
Glj Research
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UpgradeStrong-Buy$702.00
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
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
Wolfe Research
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ Peer Perform
6/13/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$98.00
6/11/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$520.00 ➝ $550.00
6/10/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$500.00 ➝ $570.00
6/9/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$500.00 ➝ $550.00
6/5/2025
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
Jefferies Financial Group
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $100.00
(Data available from 7/2/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$34.94B3.94$6.44 per share78.45$38.39 per share13.15
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$24.75B6.08$6.57 per share11.13$29.40 per share2.49
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$26.72B3.79$8.90 per share10.36$33.47 per share2.76
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
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$1.55B$6.9472.7545.654.115.42%10.10%2.04%7/23/2025 (Estimated)
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$6.95B$2.6727.3918.472.4421.81%12.06%3.83%7/23/2025 (Estimated)
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$4.40B$4.1922.0120.093.2816.54%12.70%3.22%7/31/2025 (Estimated)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/A20.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest XLU, NEE, SO, and GEV Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/23/2025Q2 2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$1.63N/AN/AN/A$8.78 billionN/A
7/23/2025Q2 2025
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$0.99N/AN/AN/A$7.52 billionN/A
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
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$0.37$0.91+$0.54$0.91$7.56 billion$8.03 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
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
$1.000.20%N/A14.41%N/A
NextEra Energy, Inc. stock logo
NEE
NextEra Energy
$2.273.10%N/A85.02%31 Years
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$2.963.21%N/A70.64%25 Years
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
$2.282.78%N/AN/AN/A

Latest XLU, NEE, SO, and GEV Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/23/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
quarterly$0.250.2%7/21/20257/21/20258/18/2025
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
4/8/2025
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
quarterly$0.250.35%4/17/20254/18/20255/16/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
N/A
1.04
0.76
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
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/A

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
N/A
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
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
0.15%
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
GE Vernova Inc. stock logo
GEV
GE Vernova
75,000272.93 million272.53 millionN/A
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
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A230.87 millionN/ANot Optionable

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GE Vernova stock logo

GE Vernova NYSE:GEV

$504.89 -24.26 (-4.58%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$506.00 +1.11 (+0.22%)
As of 06:32 AM Eastern
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GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

NextEra Energy stock logo

NextEra Energy NYSE:NEE

$73.13 +3.71 (+5.34%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$73.03 -0.10 (-0.14%)
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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

$92.22 +0.39 (+0.42%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$92.92 +0.70 (+0.76%)
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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

$81.94 +0.28 (+0.34%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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$81.89 -0.05 (-0.06%)
As of 05:33 AM 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.