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LNT vs. AEP, EVRG, XEL, AEE, CMS, DTE, DUK, OGE, SO, and WEC

Should you be buying Alliant Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alliant Energy include American Electric Power (AEP), Evergy (EVRG), Xcel Energy (XEL), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), OGE Energy (OGE), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry.

Alliant Energy vs. Its Competitors

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 11 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for American Electric Power and 22 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.05 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy
11 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Electric Power
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy$3.98B4.40$690M$3.2421.06
American Electric Power$19.72B3.18$2.97B$6.8417.17

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 17.68%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliant Energy20.07% 12.25% 3.75%
American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11%

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.32%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $119.26, indicating a potential upside of 1.56%. Given American Electric Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliant Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

Summary

Alliant Energy beats American Electric Power on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LNT vs. The Competition

MetricAlliant EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$17.63B$26.59B$17.21B$10.68B
Dividend Yield2.96%3.41%4.58%4.88%
P/E Ratio21.0619.6919.1927.23
Price / Sales4.404.4032.19130.73
Price / Cash11.339.4719.3861.65
Price / Book2.502.362.296.59
Net Income$690M$1.43B$748.50M$276.14M
7 Day Performance-0.60%-0.55%-0.09%-0.72%
1 Month Performance6.23%3.99%8.29%2.47%
1 Year Performance11.76%17.23%40.98%33.90%

Alliant Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.9259 of 5 stars
$68.22
-0.5%
$68.00
-0.3%
+11.2%$17.63B$3.98B21.062,998Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AEP
American Electric Power
4.6133 of 5 stars
$116.80
-0.2%
$114.50
-2.0%
+17.2%$62.59B$19.72B19.3116,330Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
EVRG
Evergy
2.9982 of 5 stars
$77.49
+0.0%
$76.94
-0.7%
+27.6%$17.83B$5.85B21.294,731News Coverage
Positive News
XEL
Xcel Energy
3.8131 of 5 stars
$80.16
-1.0%
$81.91
+2.2%
+27.1%$47.86B$13.44B22.1711,380Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
AEE
Ameren
4.1626 of 5 stars
$103.55
-0.1%
$105.75
+2.1%
+18.9%$28.03B$7.62B22.768,981Analyst Forecast
CMS
CMS Energy
4.2882 of 5 stars
$73.51
-0.8%
$77.36
+5.2%
+4.7%$22.18B$7.52B21.758,324Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
DTE
DTE Energy
4.6161 of 5 stars
$140.12
-0.2%
$145.25
+3.7%
+11.2%$29.16B$12.46B20.169,500Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
DUK
Duke Energy
4.3223 of 5 stars
$126.11
-0.7%
$134.08
+6.3%
+7.0%$98.77B$30.36B20.5026,413Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
OGE
OGE Energy
4.3457 of 5 stars
$45.94
+0.3%
$47.00
+2.3%
+14.2%$9.22B$2.99B18.832,291Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SO
Southern
3.8731 of 5 stars
$98.15
-0.1%
$96.31
-1.9%
+4.6%$108.12B$26.72B25.2328,600Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.2544 of 5 stars
$115.02
-0.1%
$112.20
-2.5%
+17.2%$37.06B$8.60B22.037,017Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast

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