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Ameren vs CenterPoint Energy

Over the past year AEE returned +8.9% and CNP returned +10.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.85.

AEE +8.9% CNP +10.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricAEECNP
Price$110.54$42.44
Market cap$30.60B$28.13B
Today+0.30%+0.54%
1 month+10.9%+14.1%
6 months−2.7%−2.1%
Year to date+10.7%+10.7%
1 year+8.1%+9.0%
Revenue growth (YoY)−5.8%+10.2%
Gross margin73.9%91.4%
Net margin15.0%15.1%
P/E (TTM)19.6×24.4×
Price / sales3.5×2.9×
Net cash-$22.04B-$24.68B
Dividend yield2.71%2.26%
Volatility (60d)15.7%18.0%
Short % of float5.5%7.2%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).