Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities

PPL vs CenterPoint Energy

Over the past year PPL returned −12.1% and CNP returned −5.6%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.68.

PPL −12.1% CNP −5.6%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricPPLCNP
Price$32.58$36.94
Market cap$24.52B$24.33B
Today+1.46%+0.87%
1 month−4.7%−5.9%
6 months−14.3%−14.1%
Year to date−7.0%−3.7%
1 year−11.3%−4.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)+4.2%+10.7%
Gross margin71.7%86.9%
Net margin10.9%11.3%
P/E (TTM)19.4×21.8×
Price / sales2.6×2.5×
Net cash-$20.19B-$24.54B
Dividend yield3.50%2.60%
Volatility (60d)16.4%18.2%
Short % of float4.7%7.1%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).