NextEra Energy Competitors

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) and NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Duke Energy and NextEra Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

Duke Energy currently has a consensus target price of $93.2143, indicating a potential upside of 1.06%. NextEra Energy has a consensus target price of $69.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.09%. Given Duke Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than NextEra Energy.

Dividends

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Duke Energy pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NextEra Energy pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.8% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of NextEra Energy shares are held 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.

Risk & Volatility

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Duke Energy and NextEra Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Duke Energy and NextEra Energy's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

NextEra Energy beats Duke Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and Southern (NYSE:SO) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for NextEra Energy and Southern, as provided by MarketBeat.

NextEra Energy presently has a consensus target price of $69.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.09%. Southern has a consensus target price of $62.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.80%. Given Southern's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southern is more favorable than NextEra Energy.

Dividends

NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. NextEra Energy pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern pays out 82.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southern has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Southern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.0% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of Southern shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NextEra Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Southern shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NextEra Energy and Southern's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NextEra Energy and Southern's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

NextEra Energy beats Southern on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for NextEra Energy and American Electric Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

NextEra Energy presently has a consensus target price of $69.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.09%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $95.8667, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Given American Electric Power's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than NextEra Energy.

Dividends

NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. NextEra Energy pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 66.0% 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.0% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NextEra Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NextEra Energy and American Electric Power's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NextEra Energy and American Electric Power's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

NextEra Energy beats American Electric Power on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and Exelon (NYSE:EXC) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for NextEra Energy and Exelon, as provided by MarketBeat.

NextEra Energy presently has a consensus target price of $69.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.09%. Exelon has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.54%. Given Exelon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than NextEra Energy.

Dividends

NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Exelon pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. NextEra Energy pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exelon pays out 49.0% 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.0% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NextEra Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exelon has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NextEra Energy and Exelon's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NextEra Energy and Exelon's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Summary

NextEra Energy beats Exelon on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NextEra Energy and Xcel Energy's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

NextEra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Xcel Energy.

Profitability

This table compares NextEra Energy and Xcel Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.0% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NextEra Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Xcel Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. NextEra Energy pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for NextEra Energy and Xcel Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

NextEra Energy presently has a consensus target price of $69.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.09%. Xcel Energy has a consensus target price of $67.1429, indicating a potential downside of 5.09%. Given Xcel Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than NextEra Energy.

Summary

NextEra Energy beats Xcel Energy on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NextEra Energy and Eversource Energy's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Profitability

This table compares NextEra Energy and Eversource Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

76.0% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Eversource Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NextEra Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eversource Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. NextEra Energy pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eversource Energy pays out 65.8% 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for NextEra Energy and Eversource Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

NextEra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $69.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.09%. Eversource Energy has a consensus price target of $90.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.42%. Given Eversource Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eversource Energy is more favorable than NextEra Energy.

Summary

NextEra Energy beats Eversource Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.