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MGEE vs. LNT, AEE, ATO, BKH, CMS, IDA, OGE, PNW, 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), OGE Energy (OGE), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), Portland General Electric (POR), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

MGE Energy vs. Its Competitors

MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. MGE Energy pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% 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. MGE Energy has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

MGE Energy presently has a consensus price target of $79.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.82%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.32%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than MGE Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MGE Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
Alliant Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MGE Energy18.24% 10.58% 4.65%
Alliant Energy 20.07%12.25%3.75%

52.6% of MGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MGE Energy$676.94M4.63$120.57M$3.6023.81
Alliant Energy$3.98B4.40$690M$3.2421.06

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 20 more articles in the media than MGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Alliant Energy and 2 mentions for MGE Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat MGE Energy's score of 1.06 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MGE Energy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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

MGE Energy has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alliant Energy beats MGE Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MGEE vs. The Competition

MetricMGE EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.14B$26.36B$17.54B$10.67B
Dividend Yield2.21%3.41%4.58%4.88%
P/E Ratio23.8119.6919.1927.23
Price / Sales4.634.3631.53132.72
Price / Cash13.579.4719.3861.65
Price / Book2.522.362.296.59
Net Income$120.57M$1.43B$748.50M$276.14M
7 Day Performance1.20%-0.55%-0.06%-0.72%
1 Month Performance2.21%3.99%8.33%2.47%
1 Year Performance-5.64%17.23%42.77%33.90%

MGE Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MGEE
MGE Energy
4.0903 of 5 stars
$85.70
-0.2%
$79.00
-7.8%
-7.0%$3.14B$676.94M23.81700Positive News
Dividend Announcement
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.9316 of 5 stars
$68.59
+0.8%
$68.00
-0.9%
+11.2%$17.49B$3.98B21.172,998Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AEE
Ameren
4.1634 of 5 stars
$105.77
+0.2%
$106.38
+0.6%
+18.9%$28.53B$7.62B23.258,981Analyst Forecast
ATO
Atmos Energy
4.3387 of 5 stars
$177.79
+0.8%
$168.89
-5.0%
+24.5%$28.32B$4.17B24.425,260Positive News
BKH
Black Hills
3.795 of 5 stars
$64.84
+2.8%
$66.00
+1.8%
+6.6%$4.60B$2.13B16.332,841Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
4.2867 of 5 stars
$75.11
+0.4%
$78.00
+3.8%
+4.7%$22.38B$7.52B22.228,324Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
IDA
IDACORP
3.9762 of 5 stars
$137.91
+1.5%
$123.29
-10.6%
+30.8%$7.34B$1.83B24.282,141Positive News
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
OGE
OGE Energy
4.3466 of 5 stars
$46.67
+0.4%
$47.00
+0.7%
+14.2%$9.36B$2.99B19.132,291News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital
4.1439 of 5 stars
$92.77
-0.4%
$96.50
+4.0%
+5.4%$11.12B$5.12B19.136,403Positive News
Analyst Forecast
POR
Portland General Electric
2.2615 of 5 stars
$45.05
+1.0%
$45.40
+0.8%
-7.3%$4.89B$3.44B16.622,915News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.2544 of 5 stars
$117.62
+0.7%
$114.64
-2.5%
+17.2%$37.61B$8.60B22.537,017Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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