Fortis (FTS) Competitors

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Fortis' net margin of 14.24%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.37% beat Fortis' return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Alliant Energy and 10 mentions for Fortis. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Fortis' score of 0.60 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus target price of $76.60, indicating a potential upside of 4.83%. Fortis has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.52%. Given Fortis' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fortis is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Fortis has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for CMS Energy and 10 mentions for Fortis. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Fortis' score of 0.60 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Fortis currently has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.52%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.80%. Given Fortis' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fortis is more favorable than CMS Energy.

57.8% of Fortis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Fortis pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Fortis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

Fortis has a net margin of 14.24% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 12.55%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat Fortis' return on equity.

Fortis has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Fortis has a net margin of 14.24% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 7.65%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.37% beat Fortis' return on equity.

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for DTE Energy and 10 mentions for Fortis. Fortis' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat DTE Energy's score of 0.49 indicating that Fortis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. DTE Energy pays out 76.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fortis pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DTE Energy has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Fortis has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. DTE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

DTE Energy currently has a consensus target price of $156.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.26%. Fortis has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.52%. Given Fortis' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fortis is more favorable than DTE Energy.

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

76.1% of DTE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of DTE Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DTE Energy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Duke Energy currently has a consensus target price of $140.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Fortis has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.52%. Given Fortis' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fortis is more favorable than Duke Energy.

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Duke Energy has a net margin of 15.41% compared to Fortis' net margin of 14.24%. Duke Energy's return on equity of 9.66% beat Fortis' return on equity.

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 46 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Duke Energy and 10 mentions for Fortis. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Fortis' score of 0.60 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 S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Duke Energy pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis pays out 75.4% 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 has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Fortis has raised 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.

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