ALLETE (ALE) Competitors $65.02 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 12:21 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ALE vs. PNW, OGE, IDA, POR, MGEE, OTTR, HE, ARRY, UTL, and NEEShould you be buying ALLETE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ALLETE include Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Array Technologies (ARRY), Unitil (UTL), and NextEra Energy (NEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. ALLETE vs. Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric MGE Energy Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Array Technologies Unitil NextEra Energy ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ALE or PNW? 76.6% of ALLETE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ALLETE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ALE or PNW more profitable? Pinnacle West Capital has a net margin of 12.26% compared to ALLETE's net margin of 11.72%. Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity of 9.60% beat ALLETE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ALLETE11.72% 5.97% 3.03% Pinnacle West Capital 12.26%9.60%2.43% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital has higher revenue and earnings than ALLETE. Pinnacle West Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ALLETE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioALLETE$1.53B2.47$179.30M$3.1920.38Pinnacle West Capital$5.21B2.09$501.56M$5.0318.12 Is ALE or PNW a better dividend stock? ALLETE pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ALLETE pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 71.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ALLETE has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. ALLETE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ALE or PNW? ALLETE has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ALE or PNW? In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 11 more articles in the media than ALLETE. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 9 mentions for ALLETE. ALLETE's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Pinnacle West Capital's score of 1.46 indicating that ALLETE is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ALLETE 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Pinnacle West Capital 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital received 105 more outperform votes than ALLETE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 49.57% of users gave ALLETE an outperform vote while only 41.48% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformALLETEOutperform Votes28749.57% Underperform Votes29250.43% Pinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes39241.48% Underperform Votes55358.52% Do analysts recommend ALE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus target price of $95.75, indicating a potential upside of 5.08%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pinnacle West Capital is more favorable than ALLETE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ALLETE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Pinnacle West Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 SummaryALLETE and Pinnacle West Capital tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ALLETE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ALE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricALLETEElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.77B$20.82B$16.41B$19.42BDividend Yield4.48%3.20%5.72%3.83%P/E Ratio20.9735.7220.3734.23Price / Sales2.4712.8922.9734.85Price / Cash8.378.4018.6817.51Price / Book1.112.042.114.69Net Income$179.30M$965.53M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.10%-0.23%1.61%-1.74%1 Month Performance-0.23%0.50%2.90%7.46%1 Year Performance3.20%9.09%7.61%3.96% ALLETE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALEALLETE2.564 of 5 stars$65.02+0.0%N/A+2.4%$3.77B$1.53B20.971,490News CoveragePositive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.7119 of 5 stars$92.44+0.8%$95.75+3.6%+15.9%$11.04B$5.21B17.5180News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOGEOGE Energy3.9842 of 5 stars$44.63+0.6%$46.40+4.0%+18.9%$8.99B$3.14B20.292,240Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIDAIDACORP4.7312 of 5 stars$117.18+1.4%$123.57+5.5%+19.0%$6.33B$1.81B21.382,070News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPORPortland General Electric3.1392 of 5 stars$42.71+0.0%$45.60+6.8%-7.4%$4.68B$3.44B14.192,870Analyst ForecastMGEEMGE Energy3.1602 of 5 stars$93.48+1.0%$80.00-14.4%+10.0%$3.42B$704.58M28.59700Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOTTROtter Tail1.6023 of 5 stars$79.77-0.2%$83.00+4.0%-16.0%$3.34B$1.32B11.132,420HEHawaiian Electric Industries2.8315 of 5 stars$10.69+0.7%$12.00+12.3%-4.9%$1.84B$3.17B-0.903,760Positive NewsARRYArray Technologies3.2423 of 5 stars$7.26-5.5%$9.60+32.2%-36.0%$1.11B$1.06B-7.48470Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeUTLUnitil2.7992 of 5 stars$55.10+1.3%$55.00-0.2%0.0%$895.43M$486.90M18.81520Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.9887 of 5 stars$73.78-1.6%$83.46+13.1%-7.0%$151.89B$25.27B21.8915,300Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PNW Alternatives OGE Alternatives IDA Alternatives POR Alternatives MGEE Alternatives OTTR Alternatives HE Alternatives ARRY Alternatives UTL Alternatives NEE Alternatives 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:ALE) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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