Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities

NextEra Energy vs American Electric Power

Over the past year NEE returned −5.6% and AEP returned +8.2%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.49.

NEE −5.6% AEP +8.2%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricNEEAEP
Price$79.80$127.14
Market cap$166.46B$69.21B
Today+1.06%+2.29%
1 month−1.8%+4.5%
6 months−13.2%−4.9%
Year to date−0.6%+10.3%
1 year−7.0%+7.3%
Revenue growth (YoY)+12.4%+7.0%
Gross margin81.8%70.6%
Net margin41.7%13.1%
P/E (TTM)17.9×22.0×
Price / sales5.8×3.0×
Net cash-$107.33B-$52.82B
Dividend yield3.12%2.99%
Volatility (60d)14.8%16.6%
Short % of float2.8%5.4%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).