NiSource (NI) Competitors $39.01 +0.51 (+1.32%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.17 +0.16 (+0.42%) As of 05/23/2025 07:05 PM 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 NI vs. SRE, D, PCG, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, and CMSShould you be buying NiSource stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NiSource include Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), PG&E (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), and CMS Energy (CMS). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. NiSource vs. Sempra Dominion Energy PG&E Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy NiSource (NYSE:NI) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, NI or SRE? NiSource has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NI or SRE a better dividend stock? NiSource pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. NiSource pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 56.7% 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. NiSource has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Sempra has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to NI or SRE? In the previous week, NiSource had 4 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for NiSource and 18 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat NiSource's score of 1.45 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NiSource 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sempra 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, NI or SRE? Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than NiSource. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NiSource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNiSource$5.93B3.10$760.40M$1.8521.09Sempra$13.35B3.80$3.08B$4.5517.08 Is NI or SRE more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to NiSource's net margin of 13.94%. Sempra's return on equity of 8.06% beat NiSource's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NiSource13.94% 7.87% 2.62% Sempra 22.63%8.06%3.04% Do analysts prefer NI or SRE? NiSource currently has a consensus price target of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Sempra has a consensus price target of $80.62, indicating a potential upside of 3.73%. Given NiSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe NiSource is more favorable than Sempra.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NiSource 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NI or SRE? 91.6% of NiSource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of NiSource shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NI or SRE? Sempra received 56 more outperform votes than NiSource when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.27% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 55.32% of users gave NiSource an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNiSourceOutperform Votes43755.32% Underperform Votes35344.68% SempraOutperform Votes49360.27% Underperform Votes32539.73% SummarySempra beats NiSource on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NiSource News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNiSourceElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.36B$20.76B$16.12B$19.26BDividend Yield2.83%3.19%5.71%3.85%P/E Ratio24.0836.0820.4234.42Price / Sales3.1016.5734.4034.89Price / Cash10.028.4018.7117.51Price / Book1.722.052.124.69Net Income$760.40M$965.53M$661.92M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.20%0.31%1.49%-2.38%1 Month Performance-1.14%2.93%3.00%4.18%1 Year Performance39.12%13.42%9.45%4.87% NiSource Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NINiSource4.5828 of 5 stars$39.01+1.3%$41.50+6.4%+39.1%$18.36B$5.93B24.087,120Positive NewsSRESempra4.7036 of 5 stars$78.41+1.0%$80.77+3.0%+2.5%$51.12B$13.35B17.2715,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDDominion Energy2.8149 of 5 stars$56.18+0.7%$58.75+4.6%+6.7%$47.91B$14.90B20.8117,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPCGPG&E4.1792 of 5 stars$17.73-0.8%$20.71+16.8%-7.8%$47.44B$24.54B15.4226,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8035 of 5 stars$79.76+0.6%$88.81+11.3%+5.3%$39.80B$10.75B19.6012,500Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.372 of 5 stars$105.33+1.0%$104.36-0.9%+10.2%$37.95B$15.77B20.1014,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group3.5303 of 5 stars$107.28+0.8%$107.13-0.1%+32.4%$34.24B$9.07B22.217,020News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeDTEDTE Energy4.4422 of 5 stars$138.40+0.2%$140.31+1.4%+20.8%$28.72B$13.66B20.4410,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAEEAmeren4.2254 of 5 stars$98.83+0.8%$101.80+3.0%+35.0%$26.71B$7.90B22.369,240Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCNPCenterPoint Energy3.6336 of 5 stars$37.65+0.3%$36.04-4.3%+27.4%$24.58B$8.94B23.6812,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCMSCMS Energy4.6035 of 5 stars$71.93+0.6%$77.25+7.4%+13.4%$21.52B$7.79B21.679,070News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SRE Competitors D Competitors PCG Competitors PEG Competitors ED Competitors WEC Competitors DTE Competitors AEE Competitors CNP Competitors CMS Competitors 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:NI) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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