NextEra Energy (NEE) Competitors $84.06 +0.85 (+1.02%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.28 +0.22 (+0.26%) As of 04:27 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 NEE vs. AEP, BEP, BEPC, D, DTE, DUK, ETR, FE, SO, and WECShould you be buying NextEra Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NextEra Energy include American Electric Power (AEP), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Dominion Energy (D), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Entergy (ETR), FirstEnergy (FE), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). NextEra Energy vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Brookfield Renewable Partners Brookfield Renewable Dominion Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy Entergy FirstEnergy Southern WEC Energy Group American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Which has better valuation & earnings, AEP or NEE? NextEra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than American Electric Power. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextEra Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.21$2.97B$6.8417.28NextEra Energy$25.90B6.68$6.95B$2.8629.39 Is AEP or NEE a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NextEra 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. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and NextEra Energy has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is AEP or NEE more profitable? NextEra Energy has a net margin of 22.84% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 17.68%. NextEra Energy's return on equity of 12.31% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% NextEra Energy 22.84%12.31%3.86% Which has more risk and volatility, AEP or NEE? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AEP or NEE? American Electric Power presently has a consensus target price of $114.10, indicating a potential downside of 3.46%. NextEra Energy has a consensus target price of $85.08, indicating a potential upside of 1.21%. Given NextEra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NextEra Energy is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38NextEra Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media favor AEP or NEE? In the previous week, NextEra Energy had 20 more articles in the media than American Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for NextEra Energy and 35 mentions for American Electric Power. NextEra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.36 indicating that NextEra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 26 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NextEra Energy 47 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEP or NEE? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NextEra Energy shares are held by company 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. SummaryNextEra Energy beats American Electric Power on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NextEra Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NEE 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. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NEE 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 NEE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNextEra EnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$171.35B$26.04B$16.79B$22.02BDividend Yield2.76%3.51%4.63%3.59%P/E Ratio29.3919.5457.0129.86Price / Sales6.684.4436.0365.92Price / Cash13.349.2219.2124.43Price / Book2.862.392.274.64Net Income$6.95B$1.43B$748.50M$1.01B7 Day Performance7.63%2.10%6.37%0.44%1 Month Performance19.97%7.80%9.35%3.13%1 Year Performance4.33%17.52%126.51%15.30% NextEra Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NEENextEra Energy4.8279 of 5 stars$84.06+1.0%$85.08+1.2%+4.4%$171.35B$25.90B29.399,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAEPAmerican Electric Power4.335 of 5 stars$117.97+2.0%$114.10-3.3%+20.4%$63.02B$20.67B17.2316,330Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners3.2635 of 5 stars$27.63+0.8%$30.00+8.6%+6.7%$7.84B$6.17B-29.085,270News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBEPCBrookfield Renewable3.3612 of 5 stars$38.05-0.1%$35.75-6.0%+26.7%$5.51B$3.89B-42.761,890News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastDDominion Energy3.9951 of 5 stars$61.52+0.0%$62.00+0.8%+6.6%$52.50B$15.23B21.2114,700Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeDTEDTE Energy4.3309 of 5 stars$142.50+0.5%$144.00+1.1%+12.8%$29.55B$12.46B20.489,500Analyst ForecastDUKDuke Energy4.3708 of 5 stars$124.82+0.4%$133.08+6.6%+13.2%$96.97B$31.27B20.2826,413Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastETREntergy4.5561 of 5 stars$96.59-0.9%$93.00-3.7%+48.2%$43.06B$12.31B24.0212,267Analyst UpgradeFEFirstEnergy3.6647 of 5 stars$46.74+0.8%$46.25-1.0%+9.2%$26.99B$13.47B20.6812,294Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeSOSouthern4.3288 of 5 stars$95.95+0.5%$95.77-0.2%+7.7%$105.43B$26.72B24.6428,600Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeWECWEC Energy Group4.2195 of 5 stars$115.23+0.6%$110.70-3.9%+21.5%$37.05B$9.31B22.057,017Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Alternatives BEP Alternatives BEPC Alternatives D Alternatives DTE Alternatives DUK Alternatives ETR Alternatives FE Alternatives SO Alternatives WEC 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:NEE) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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