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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BE Bloom Energy	$20.22 -8.0%	$24.00	$9.02 ▼ $29.83	$4.66B	3.3	6.60 million shs	7.79 million shs
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	$1.14 -4.2%	$1.34	$1.08 ▼ $3.38	$341.36M	1.75	5.01 million shs	7.81 million shs
NEE NextEra Energy	$70.44 +0.6%	$70.67	$61.31 ▼ $86.10	$144.90B	0.58	10.65 million shs	7.85 million shs
PLUG Plug Power	$1.34 -6.9%	$1.74	$1.33 ▼ $4.90	$1.24B	1.98	48.68 million shs	71.92 million shs
SO Southern	$91.10 +1.2%	$87.34	$67.53 ▼ $94.45	$99.92B	0.46	4.50 million shs	4.48 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BE Bloom Energy	-7.92%	-15.40%	-13.18%	-11.70%	+83.32%
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	-4.20%	-12.31%	-15.87%	-32.54%	-58.99%
NEE NextEra Energy	+0.52%	-0.67%	-0.75%	-2.31%	+10.43%
PLUG Plug Power	-6.94%	-12.42%	-20.24%	-43.70%	-60.93%
SO Southern	+1.09%	+2.12%	+2.68%	+9.58%	+28.20%

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Compare MarketRank™

Company	Overall Score	Analyst's Opinion	Short Interest Score	Dividend Strength	ESG Score	News and Social Media Sentiment	Company Ownership	Earnings & Valuation
BE Bloom Energy	3.6104 of 5 stars	3.2	1.0	0.0	2.3	3.5	2.5	0.6
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	3.0127 of 5 stars	3.9	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	1.3
NEE NextEra Energy	4.556 of 5 stars	2.3	3.0	4.2	2.6	3.7	2.5	1.9
PLUG Plug Power	3.981 of 5 stars	4.0	2.0	0.0	3.6	1.2	0.8	1.3
SO Southern	3.2969 of 5 stars	1.1	2.0	4.2	1.8	3.6	2.5	0.6

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
BE Bloom Energy	2.43	Hold	$25.06	23.91% Upside
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	1.75	Reduce	$2.13	86.72% Upside
NEE NextEra Energy	2.50	Moderate Buy	$85.92	21.98% Upside
PLUG Plug Power	2.00	Hold	$2.31	72.11% Upside
SO Southern	2.29	Hold	$91.46	0.39% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
3/24/2025	PLUG Plug Power	HC Wainwright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$3.00 ➝ $3.00
3/21/2025	PLUG Plug Power	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$2.50 ➝ $1.75
3/21/2025	SO Southern	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$94.00 ➝ $97.00
3/20/2025	SO Southern	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform
3/20/2025	BE Bloom Energy	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$28.00 ➝ $35.00
3/20/2025	NEE NextEra Energy	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$95.00 ➝ $97.00
3/20/2025	NEE NextEra Energy	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$89.00 ➝ $89.00
3/20/2025	SO Southern	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$88.00 ➝ $91.00
3/18/2025	BE Bloom Energy	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$28.00
3/18/2025	BLDP Ballard Power Systems	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$2.00 ➝ $1.50
3/14/2025	BLDP Ballard Power Systems	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$1.25

(Data available from 3/29/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
BE Bloom Energy	$1.47B	3.16	N/A	N/A	$2.32 per share	8.72
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	$69.73M	4.90	N/A	N/A	$3.32 per share	0.34
NEE NextEra Energy	$24.75B	5.85	$6.26 per share	11.25	$29.39 per share	2.40
PLUG Plug Power	$628.81M	1.97	N/A	N/A	$4.79 per share	0.28
SO Southern	$26.72B	3.74	$9.19 per share	9.91	$33.47 per share	2.72

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
BE Bloom Energy	-$302.12M	-$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	-10.29%	-20.32%	-3.94%	5/8/2025 (Estimated)
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	-$177.72M	-$1.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%	5/6/2025 (Estimated)
NEE NextEra Energy	$6.95B	$3.37	20.90	17.79	2.45	28.06%	11.85%	3.81%	4/22/2025 (Estimated)
PLUG Plug Power	-$1.37B	-$2.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	-214.05%	-46.99%	-28.91%	5/8/2025 (Estimated)
SO Southern	$3.98B	$4.01	22.72	19.85	3.01	16.47%	12.23%	3.11%	5/1/2025 (Estimated)

Latest NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
4/22/2025	N/A	NEE NextEra Energy	$0.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.58 billion	N/A
2/20/2025	Q4 2024	SO Southern	$0.51	$0.50	-$0.01	$0.49	$5.90 billion	$6.34 billion
1/24/2025	Q4 2024	NEE NextEra Energy	$0.53	$0.53	N/A	$0.58	$7.97 billion	N/A

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	3-Year Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
BE Bloom Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEE NextEra Energy	$2.26	3.21%	+10.18%	67.06%	31 Years
PLUG Plug Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SO Southern	$2.88	3.16%	+2.96%	71.82%	24 Years

Latest NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
2/14/2025	NEE NextEra Energy	quarterly	$0.5665	3.3%	2/28/2025	2/28/2025	3/17/2025
1/28/2025	SO Southern	quarterly	$0.72	3.44%	2/18/2025	2/18/2025	3/6/2025

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
BE Bloom Energy	3.09	3.36	2.33
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	0.03	9.01	8.19
NEE NextEra Energy	1.20	0.47	0.38
PLUG Plug Power	0.15	2.08	0.95
SO Southern	1.60	0.67	0.66

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
BE Bloom Energy	77.04%
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	28.02%
NEE NextEra Energy	78.72%
PLUG Plug Power	43.48%
SO Southern	64.10%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
BE Bloom Energy	8.81%
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	0.16%
NEE NextEra Energy	0.18%
PLUG Plug Power	1.70%
SO Southern	0.18%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
BE Bloom Energy	2,530	230.40 million	220.58 million	Optionable
BLDP Ballard Power Systems	1,173	299.44 million	298.96 million	Optionable
NEE NextEra Energy	15,300	2.06 billion	2.05 billion	Optionable
PLUG Plug Power	2,450	925.18 million	895.71 million	Optionable
SO Southern	27,700	1.10 billion	1.09 billion	Optionable

NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

DnB Asset Management AS Has $39.78 Million Position in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 7:19 AM | marketbeat.com

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC Has $22.25 Million Stock Position in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 6:49 AM | marketbeat.com

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Shares Sold by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

March 29 at 6:48 AM | marketbeat.com

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. Sells 235,144 Shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 6:33 AM | marketbeat.com

Norges Bank Makes New $848.02 Million Investment in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 6:05 AM | marketbeat.com

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd Purchases 16,846 Shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 5:38 AM | marketbeat.com

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Shares Bought by NEOS Investment Management LLC

March 29 at 5:38 AM | marketbeat.com

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Takes Position in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 5:29 AM | marketbeat.com

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Buys 104,798 Shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 5:14 AM | marketbeat.com

Korea Investment CORP Has $69.52 Million Stake in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 5:13 AM | marketbeat.com

Copper Is Shining Bright And Southern Copper Should Follow Suit

March 29 at 5:03 AM | seekingalpha.com

Congress Wealth Management LLC DE Trims Holdings in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 29 at 4:29 AM | marketbeat.com

18,006 Shares in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Acquired by AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC

March 28 at 6:41 AM | marketbeat.com

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Stock Position Boosted by Modern Wealth Management LLC

March 28 at 4:58 AM | marketbeat.com

Southern Company first-quarter earnings to be released May 1

March 27 at 8:00 AM | prnewswire.com

Ipsen Advisor Group LLC Purchases Shares of 2,941 The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 27 at 6:07 AM | marketbeat.com

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Cuts Stake in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 27 at 5:49 AM | marketbeat.com

First American Trust FSB Takes $319,000 Position in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 27 at 5:31 AM | marketbeat.com

TIAA Trust National Association Purchases 5,171 Shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 27 at 5:30 AM | marketbeat.com

Prudential Financial Inc. Sells 102,493 Shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

March 27 at 4:50 AM | marketbeat.com

Southern Company & EPRI Join Forces to Fast-Track Energy Innovation

March 26 at 6:31 AM | zacks.com

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NEE, PLUG, BLDP, BE, and SO Company Descriptions

Bloom Energy NYSE:BE

$20.22 -1.77 (-8.05%)

As of 03/28/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

Bloom Energy Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation in the United States and internationally. The company offers Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide technology that converts fuel, such as natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, or a blend of these fuels into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to utilities, data centers, agriculture, retail, hospitals, higher education, biotech, and manufacturing industries. The company was formerly known as Ion America Corp. and changed its name to Bloom Energy Corporation in 2006. Bloom Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Ballard Power Systems NASDAQ:BLDP

$1.14 -0.05 (-4.20%)

Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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$1.16 +0.02 (+1.32%)

As of 03/28/2025 07:16 PM Eastern

Ballard Power Systems Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products. The company offers its products for power product comprising for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary, and emerging market, such as material handling, off-road, and other applications. It also engages in the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services, and training; and provision of engineering services, product and systems integration services, and related technology transfer for a variety of PEM fuel cell applications. It operates in the United States, Germany, Canada, China, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Belgium, India, Taiwan, Spain, Norway, Australia, Japan, and internationally. The company has a strategic alliance with Linamar Corporation for the co-development and sale of fuel cell powertrains and components for class 1 and 2 vehicles in North America and Europe. Ballard Power Systems Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

NextEra Energy NYSE:NEE

$70.44 +0.41 (+0.59%)

Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$70.24 -0.20 (-0.29%)

As of 03/28/2025 07:59 PM Eastern

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets. The company had approximately 33,276 megawatts of net generating capacity; approximately 90,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines; and 883 substations. It serves approximately 12 million people through approximately 5.9 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.

Plug Power NASDAQ:PLUG

$1.34 -0.10 (-6.94%)

Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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$1.34 -0.01 (-0.37%)

As of 03/28/2025 07:59 PM Eastern

Plug Power Inc. develops hydrogen and fuel cell product solutions in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers GenDrive, a hydrogen-fueled proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system that provides power to material handling electric vehicles; GenSure, a stationary fuel cell solution that offers modular PEM fuel cell power to support the backup and grid-support power requirements of the telecommunications, transportation, and utility sectors; ProGen, a fuel cell stack and engine technology used in mobility and stationary fuel cell systems, and as engines in electric delivery vans; GenFuel, a liquid hydrogen fueling delivery, generation, storage, and dispensing system; GenCare, an ongoing Internet of Things-based maintenance and on-site service program for GenDrive fuel cell systems, GenSure fuel cell systems, GenFuel hydrogen storage and dispensing products, and ProGen fuel cell engines; and GenKey, an integrated turn-key solution for transitioning to fuel cell power. It also provides electrolyzers, a hydrogen generator for clean hydrogen production; liquefaction systems that provides liquid hydrogen to customers; cryogenic equipment for the distribution of liquified hydrogen, oxygen, argon, nitrogen and other cryogenic gases, including trailers and mobile storage equipment; and liquid hydrogen, an alternative fuel to fossil-based energy. The company sells its products through a direct product sales force, original equipment manufacturers, and dealer networks. Plug Power Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Latham, New York.

Southern NYSE:SO

$91.10 +1.07 (+1.19%)

Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$90.31 -0.79 (-0.87%)

As of 03/28/2025 06:35 PM Eastern

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and operates nuclear, coal, hydro, cogeneration, solar, wind, battery storage, and fuel cell facilities. Further, the constructs, operates, and maintains approximately 77,900 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.9 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, it develops distributed energy and resilience solutions; deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers; and offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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