DTE vs. AEP, EVRG, LNT, AEE, CMS, DUK, PNW, WEC, SRE, and D
Should you be buying DTE Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DTE Energy include American Electric Power (AEP), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Duke Energy (DUK), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Sempra Energy (SRE), and Dominion Energy (D). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
DTE Energy vs. Its Competitors
DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 10.16%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.72% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.
DTE Energy currently has a consensus target price of $144.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.65%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $111.93, indicating a potential upside of 3.36%. Given DTE Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe DTE Energy is more favorable than American Electric Power.
In the previous week, American Electric Power had 1 more articles in the media than DTE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for American Electric Power and 35 mentions for DTE Energy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat DTE Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
DTE Energy has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
76.1% of DTE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of DTE Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned 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.
American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than DTE Energy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DTE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. DTE Energy pays out 62.7% 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. DTE Energy has raised its dividend for 16 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 DTE Energy on 10 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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This page (NYSE:DTE) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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