Duke Energy (DUK) Competitors

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 24 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Duke Energy and 13 mentions for Alliant Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Alliant Energy's score of 0.29 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% 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. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Duke Energy's net margin of 15.49%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.37% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus target price of $76.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.08%. Duke Energy has a consensus target price of $139.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.19%. Given Duke Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Duke Energy has a net margin of 15.49% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 12.55%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Duke Energy currently has a consensus price target of $139.07, indicating a potential upside of 13.19%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $80.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.62%. Given Duke Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than CMS Energy.

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

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 27 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Duke Energy and 10 mentions for CMS Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat CMS Energy's score of 0.75 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% 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. Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Duke Energy presently has a consensus target price of $139.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.19%. CenterPoint Energy has a consensus target price of $44.62, suggesting a potential upside of 5.39%. Given Duke Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than CenterPoint Energy.

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

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 37 more articles in the media than CenterPoint Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Duke Energy and 0 mentions for CenterPoint Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat CenterPoint Energy's score of 1.30 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CenterPoint Energy has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CenterPoint Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of CenterPoint Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Duke Energy has a net margin of 15.49% compared to CenterPoint Energy's net margin of 11.38%. CenterPoint Energy's return on equity of 10.56% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CenterPoint Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CenterPoint Energy pays out 56.4% 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. Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and CenterPoint Energy has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Dominion Energy pays out 79.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dominion Energy presently has a consensus price target of $67.69, suggesting a potential upside of 1.32%. Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $139.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.19%. Given Duke Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than Dominion Energy.

Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Dominion Energy has a net margin of 16.93% compared to Duke Energy's net margin of 15.49%. Duke Energy's return on equity of 9.73% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 23 more articles in the media than Dominion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Duke Energy and 14 mentions for Dominion Energy. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Duke Energy's score of 1.36 indicating that Dominion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.