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XEL vs. AEP, LNT, CMS, D, DTE, DUK, FE, NEE, NI, and WEC

Should you be buying Xcel Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xcel Energy include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), CMS Energy (CMS), Dominion Energy (D), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), FirstEnergy (FE), NextEra Energy (NEE), NiSource (NI), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry.

Xcel Energy vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 7 more articles in the media than Xcel Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for American Electric Power and 15 mentions for Xcel Energy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Xcel Energy's score of 1.41 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Xcel Energy
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Electric Power
21 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Xcel Energy's net margin of 14.85%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Xcel Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Xcel Energy14.85% 10.52% 2.92%
American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11%

78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Xcel Energy presently has a consensus price target of $80.36, indicating a potential upside of 0.13%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $111.63, indicating a potential downside of 2.13%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than American Electric Power.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Xcel Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Xcel Energy$13.96B3.40$1.94B$3.6122.23
American Electric Power$19.72B3.09$2.97B$6.8416.68

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Xcel Energy pays out 63.2% 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. Xcel 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.

Summary

American Electric Power beats Xcel Energy on 11 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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XEL vs. The Competition

MetricXcel EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$47.47B$26.14B$16.80B$10.58B
Dividend Yield2.86%3.50%4.62%4.69%
P/E Ratio22.2319.3356.7426.70
Price / Sales3.404.4336.03229.32
Price / Cash9.519.2719.3431.09
Price / Book2.362.352.256.57
Net Income$1.94B$1.43B$748.50M$276.78M
7 Day Performance1.24%2.73%6.18%2.42%
1 Month Performance10.43%5.29%8.43%8.63%
1 Year Performance25.94%14.37%106.46%31.60%

Xcel Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
XEL
Xcel Energy
3.7075 of 5 stars
$80.26
+0.8%
$80.36
+0.1%
+25.9%$47.47B$13.96B22.2311,380Positive News
AEP
American Electric Power
4.2782 of 5 stars
$107.05
0.0%
$111.50
+4.2%
+13.7%$57.25B$20.67B15.6516,330News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.071 of 5 stars
$64.22
+0.1%
$65.50
+2.0%
+11.0%$16.50B$4.14B19.822,998Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
4.3551 of 5 stars
$70.50
+0.5%
$77.25
+9.6%
+1.6%$21.10B$7.52B20.868,324Positive News
D
Dominion Energy
3.7717 of 5 stars
$59.89
+0.1%
$59.83
-0.1%
+5.8%$51.11B$15.23B20.6514,700
DTE
DTE Energy
4.3546 of 5 stars
$136.15
+0.4%
$144.25
+5.9%
+10.3%$28.26B$12.46B19.599,500Analyst Upgrade
DUK
Duke Energy
4.4872 of 5 stars
$121.71
+0.5%
$130.62
+7.3%
+8.4%$94.65B$31.27B19.7926,413Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
FE
FirstEnergy
3.7178 of 5 stars
$43.37
+0.4%
$46.00
+6.1%
+5.7%$25.04B$13.47B19.1912,294
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.8874 of 5 stars
$72.31
+1.7%
$84.00
+16.2%
-4.5%$148.91B$24.75B25.289,300Positive News
NI
NiSource
4.4867 of 5 stars
$41.30
+2.4%
$43.88
+6.2%
+26.7%$19.45B$6.13B21.977,746Positive News
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.1289 of 5 stars
$109.82
-0.3%
$106.89
-2.7%
+18.6%$35.35B$9.31B21.047,017News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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