AES (AES) Competitors $12.81 -0.42 (-3.17%) Closing price 09/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.80 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 04:07 AM 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AES vs. NRG, ORA, GNE, ED, WEC, DTE, PPL, AEE, FE, and FTSShould you be buying AES stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AES include NRG Energy (NRG), Ormat Technologies (ORA), Genie Energy (GNE), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), PPL (PPL), Ameren (AEE), FirstEnergy (FE), and Fortis (FTS). AES vs. Its Competitors NRG Energy Ormat Technologies Genie Energy Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy PPL Ameren FirstEnergy Fortis NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) and AES (NYSE:AES) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is NRG or AES more profitable? AES has a net margin of 8.42% compared to NRG Energy's net margin of 1.78%. NRG Energy's return on equity of 88.22% beat AES's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NRG Energy1.78% 88.22% 6.80% AES 8.42%19.02%3.01% Is NRG or AES a better dividend stock? NRG Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AES pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. NRG Energy pays out 79.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AES pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NRG Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and AES has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. AES is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend NRG or AES? NRG Energy currently has a consensus price target of $186.92, suggesting a potential upside of 26.32%. AES has a consensus price target of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 92.56%. Given AES's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AES is more favorable than NRG Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NRG Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92AES 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more risk and volatility, NRG or AES? NRG Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AES has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NRG or AES? In the previous week, NRG Energy had 1 more articles in the media than AES. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for NRG Energy and 15 mentions for AES. NRG Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat AES's score of 1.22 indicating that NRG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NRG Energy 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive AES 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NRG or AES? 97.7% of NRG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of AES shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NRG Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AES shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, NRG or AES? AES has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NRG Energy. AES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NRG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNRG Energy$28.13B1.02$1.13B$2.2166.95AES$12.28B0.74$1.68B$1.429.02 SummaryNRG Energy beats AES on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AES News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAESUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.42B$24.88B$16.25B$21.26BDividend Yield5.32%3.81%5.44%3.52%P/E Ratio9.0219.1151.3929.40Price / Sales0.744.2831.3249.02Price / Cash3.278.8119.0624.13Price / Book1.182.222.174.54Net Income$1.68B$1.43B$751.26M$999.70M7 Day Performance-5.55%-0.38%-0.36%0.08%1 Month Performance0.63%-1.02%-0.03%5.22%1 Year Performance-24.42%11.43%325.89%15.24% AES Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AESAES4.7944 of 5 stars$12.81-3.2%$24.67+92.6%-24.4%$9.42B$12.28B9.029,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNRGNRG Energy4.8407 of 5 stars$145.52-2.1%$186.92+28.5%+87.0%$28.15B$29.37B65.8415,637Positive NewsORAOrmat Technologies4.5355 of 5 stars$91.86-1.2%$93.30+1.6%+25.7%$5.58B$879.65M42.731,512Positive NewsGNEGenie Energy1.5831 of 5 stars$15.33+1.7%N/A-11.0%$409.54M$425.20M109.52190Positive NewsEDConsolidated Edison4.5009 of 5 stars$98.30+0.1%$105.82+7.7%-6.4%$35.45B$15.26B17.8415,097WECWEC Energy Group3.8817 of 5 stars$106.54+0.2%$106.40-0.1%+13.6%$34.29B$9.31B20.417,017Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.0612 of 5 stars$136.69+0.1%$143.38+4.9%+8.0%$28.37B$12.46B19.679,500Positive NewsPPLPPL3.5118 of 5 stars$36.52-0.1%$36.70+0.5%+13.4%$27.01B$8.81B27.256,653Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.39 of 5 stars$99.81+0.1%$102.80+3.0%+20.4%$26.99B$8.43B21.948,981Positive NewsOptions VolumeFEFirstEnergy3.9191 of 5 stars$43.61+0.1%$46.31+6.2%-2.4%$25.18B$13.47B19.3012,294Analyst RevisionFTSFortis4.8 of 5 stars$49.78+0.4%$72.00+44.6%+11.0%$25.07B$8.40B20.499,848Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NRG Energy Competitors Ormat Technologies Competitors Genie Energy Competitors Consolidated Edison Competitors WEC Energy Group Competitors DTE Energy Competitors PPL Competitors Ameren Competitors FirstEnergy Competitors Fortis Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AES) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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