MGEE vs. LNT, AEE, ATO, BKH, CMS, IDA, NWE, OGE, POR, and WEC
Should you be buying MGE Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGE Energy include Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Atmos Energy (ATO), Black Hills (BKH), CMS Energy (CMS), IDACORP (IDA), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
MGE Energy vs. Its Competitors
Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.
Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than MGE Energy. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGE Energy has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGE Energy pays out 52.8% 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and MGE Energy has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years.
Alliant Energy currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.47%. MGE Energy has a consensus price target of $79.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.24%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than MGE Energy.
79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of MGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to MGE Energy's net margin of 18.24%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat MGE Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 9 more articles in the media than MGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Alliant Energy and 3 mentions for MGE Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat MGE Energy's score of 0.92 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Alliant Energy beats MGE Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
