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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: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 VolumeNEENextEra Energy$88.61+0.1%$92.71$65.97▼$98.75$184.78B0.7311.42 million shs10.75 million shsSOSouthern$94.67+0.1%$95.06$83.80▼$100.83$106.72B0.365.67 million shs3.40 million shsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$45.35$45.78$39.85▼$47.80$23.31B0.6125.44 million shs15.18 million shsThe 7 Hottest IPOs On Wall Street’s 2026 WatchlistMarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. See which companies are preparing to go public and why investors are watching closely.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceNEENextEra Energy0.00%-5.07%-7.10%-5.76%+30.65%SOSouthern0.00%+2.27%+1.23%-0.46%+5.59%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund0.00%+3.37%-1.80%-2.85%+11.89%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeNEENextEra Energy$88.61+0.1%$92.71$65.97▼$98.75$184.78B0.7311.42 million shs10.75 million shsSOSouthern$94.67+0.1%$95.06$83.80▼$100.83$106.72B0.365.67 million shs3.40 million shsXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund$45.35$45.78$39.85▼$47.80$23.31B0.6125.44 million shs15.18 million shsThe 7 Hottest IPOs On Wall Street’s 2026 WatchlistMarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. See which companies are preparing to go public and why investors are watching closely.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceNEENextEra Energy0.00%-5.07%-7.10%-5.76%+30.65%SOSouthern0.00%+2.27%+1.23%-0.46%+5.59%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund0.00%+3.37%-1.80%-2.85%+11.89%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceNEENextEra 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, SO, and NEE 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$111.005/19/2026NEENextEra Energy Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight$107.00 ➝ $115.005/18/2026NEENextEra Energy BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOutperform$104.00 ➝ $102.005/13/2026NEENextEra Energy JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$100.00 ➝ $105.005/5/2026NEENextEra Energy DA DavidsonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$95.00 ➝ $105.005/4/2026NEENextEra Energy EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$107.005/1/2026SOSouthern Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeBuy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)5/1/2026SOSouthern MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$105.005/1/2026SOSouthern Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$104.004/28/2026NEENextEra Energy HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$103.00 ➝ $106.00(Data available from 5/25/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookNEENextEra Energy$27.87B6.63$7.03 per share12.61$31.95 per share2.77SOSouthern$30.18B3.54$9.80 per share9.66$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 DateNEENextEra Energy$6.84B$3.9322.5520.282.6029.36%12.25%3.78%7/22/2026 (Estimated)SOSouthern$4.34B$3.9324.0919.242.8614.46%12.64%3.17%7/30/2026 (Estimated)XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/A20.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest XLU, SO, and NEE EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/29/2026Q1 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 GrowthNEENextEra 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, SO, and NEE DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/21/2026NEENextEra 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 RatioNEENextEra Energy1.410.540.44SOSouthern1.680.650.45XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipNEENextEra Energy78.72%SOSouthern64.10%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund90.06%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipNEENextEra Energy0.18%SOSouthern0.16%XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableNEENextEra Energy17,4002.09 billion2.08 billionOptionableSOSouthern29,8001.13 billion1.13 billionOptionableXLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundN/A513.95 millionN/ANot OptionableXLU, SO, and NEE HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesXLU: Power Demand Boom Meets A New Utility PlaybookMay 25 at 11:01 AM | seekingalpha.comAfter Years of Watching Volatility Spikes These Are the 3 Utility ETFs Built for Investors Who Want Income Without Sleepless NightsMay 24 at 1:48 PM | 247wallst.comBoring 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? Building Your Sector PairsMay 21, 2026 | etftrends.comEUtility ETFs to Buy as AI Powers $67B NextEra-Dominion MergerMay 20, 2026 | zacks.comBiggest US grid paid record $1 billion to money-losing power plants in Q1May 20, 2026 | reuters.comUtilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU) Shares Pass Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?May 20, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comNERC says strong resource additions boost US summer grid readiness, risks remainMay 19, 2026 | reuters.comThe Sector Wall Street Calls ‘Defensive' Has Quietly Outpaced Both Inflation and the 10-Year Treasury for Almost Two Decades RunningMay 19, 2026 | 247wallst.comFrom Copper to Nuclear: 6 ETFs That Cover Every Layer of the Grid Resilience BoomMay 19, 2026 | 247wallst.comThe Biggest Challenge of a Utility Megadeal: RegulatorsMay 18, 2026 | wsj.comNextEra's Dominion Megamerger: How It Affects Your PortfolioMay 18, 2026 | etftrends.comEPredictable Profits: The Case for Utilities StocksMay 18, 2026 | etftrends.comEXLU: Why I Am Upgrading S&P 500 UtilitiesMay 14, 2026 | seekingalpha.comUtility ETFs to Bet on as We Enter the Age of ElectricityMay 11, 2026 | zacks.comAI demand fuels XLU’s 20% rally amid utility shiftMay 8, 2026 | msn.comUtilities ETF’s AI pivot fuels 20% surge in a yearMay 6, 2026 | msn.comAre Markets Sleepwalking Into Recession? 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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 +0.12 (+0.12%) 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 0.00 (0.00%) 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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