NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Vs. DUK, SO, ES, PPL, EIX, ETR, FE, PNW, OGE, and IDA
Should you be buying NextEra Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NextEra Energy include Duke Energy (DUK), The Southern (SO), Eversource Energy (ES), PPL (PPL), Edison International (EIX), Entergy (ETR), FirstEnergy (FE), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), and IDACORP (IDA). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry.
NextEra Energy vs.
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and The Southern (NYSE:SO) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
The Southern has higher revenue and earnings than NextEra Energy. The Southern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextEra Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. The Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. NextEra Energy pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Southern pays out 81.2% 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 has a net margin of 18.69% compared to The Southern's net margin of 14.47%. The Southern's return on equity of 11.43% beat NextEra Energy's return on equity.
NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Southern has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
NextEra Energy received 198 more outperform votes than The Southern when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.03% of users gave NextEra Energy an outperform vote while only 53.54% of users gave The Southern an outperform vote.
74.7% of NextEra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of The Southern shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of NextEra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of The Southern 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.
NextEra Energy presently has a consensus target price of $85.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.54%. The Southern has a consensus target price of $68.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.34%. Given The Southern's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Southern is more favorable than NextEra Energy.
In the previous week, NextEra Energy had 26 more articles in the media than The Southern. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for NextEra Energy and 9 mentions for The Southern. NextEra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat The Southern's score of 0.22 indicating that NextEra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
NextEra Energy beats The Southern on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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NextEra Energy Competitors List
