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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$122.07
+2.2%
$115.42
$92.75
$122.50
$94.85B0.483.23 million shs6.46 million shs
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$85.63
+1.4%
$83.41
$50.19
$88.38
$36.89B0.683.57 million shs6.23 million shs
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
$36.16
+1.2%
$34.29
$25.93
$36.42
$26.69B0.764.73 million shs7.95 million shs
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$91.99
+0.9%
$87.51
$67.53
$94.45
$100.89B0.464.49 million shs6.34 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
+2.22%+3.34%+3.89%+13.30%+26.22%
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
+1.48%+1.89%-1.90%+12.94%+62.05%
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
+1.27%+4.00%+2.64%+11.38%+31.33%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
+0.97%+3.53%+2.47%+11.75%+28.23%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
4.2472 of 5 stars
2.33.05.01.33.61.71.3
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
3.8363 of 5 stars
2.43.01.72.43.01.71.3
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
2.5544 of 5 stars
1.43.01.70.01.82.51.3
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
3.2794 of 5 stars
1.12.04.21.83.62.50.6
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
2.53
Moderate Buy$123.871.48% Upside
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
2.73
Moderate Buy$84.75-1.03% Downside
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
2.82
Moderate Buy$35.27-2.44% Downside
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
2.29
Hold$91.46-0.57% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PPL, SO, DUK, and ETR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/21/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$123.00 ➝ $127.00
3/21/2025
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$86.00 ➝ $96.00
3/21/2025
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$35.00 ➝ $36.00
3/21/2025
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$94.00 ➝ $97.00
3/20/2025
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
3/20/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$123.00 ➝ $128.00
3/20/2025
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$75.00 ➝ $78.00
3/20/2025
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$35.00 ➝ $38.00
3/20/2025
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$88.00 ➝ $91.00
3/11/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$114.00 ➝ $121.00
3/11/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$123.00 ➝ $128.00
(Data available from 4/1/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$30.36B3.12$14.62 per share8.35$65.09 per share1.88
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$11.88B3.11$9.37 per share9.14$35.04 per share2.44
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
$8.46B3.15$3.74 per share9.67$19.07 per share1.90
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$26.72B3.78$9.28 per share9.91$33.47 per share2.75
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.52B$5.7121.3818.142.7914.90%9.50%2.56%5/6/2025 (Estimated)
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$2.36B$2.4335.1719.912.348.90%10.68%2.49%4/23/2025 (Estimated)
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
$888M$1.2129.8818.352.7710.49%8.88%3.11%4/29/2025 (Estimated)
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$3.98B$4.0122.9420.043.0116.47%12.23%3.11%5/1/2025 (Estimated)

Latest PPL, SO, DUK, and ETR Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/23/2025N/A
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$0.60N/AN/AN/A$3.13 billionN/A
2/20/2025Q4 2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$0.51$0.50-$0.01$0.49$5.90 billion$6.34 billion
2/18/2025Q4 24
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$0.63$0.66+$0.03$0.65$3.24 billion$2.74 billion
2/13/2025Q4 2024
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$1.61$1.66+$0.05$1.54$7.65 billionN/A
2/13/2025Q4 2024
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
$0.37$0.34-$0.03$0.24$2.09 billion$2.21 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$4.183.42%+2.01%73.20%20 Years
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
$2.402.80%+5.94%98.77%N/A
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
$1.093.01%-14.71%90.08%N/A
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$2.883.13%+2.96%71.82%24 Years

Latest PPL, SO, DUK, and ETR Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/13/2025
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
quarterly$0.27253.2%3/10/20253/10/20254/1/2025
1/9/2025
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
quarterly$1.04503.86%2/14/20252/14/20253/17/2025
1/28/2025
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
quarterly$0.723.44%2/18/20252/18/20253/6/2025
1/31/2025
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
quarterly$0.602.96%2/10/20252/10/20253/3/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
1.52
0.67
0.44
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
1.81
0.72
0.59
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
1.13
0.86
0.71
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
1.60
0.67
0.66

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
65.31%
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
88.07%
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
76.99%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
64.10%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
0.14%
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
0.39%
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
0.22%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
0.18%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Duke Energy Co. stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
27,900777.02 million771.71 millionOptionable
Entergy Corporation stock logo
ETR
Entergy
11,700430.77 million428.73 millionOptionable
PPL Co. stock logo
PPL
PPL
6,530738.29 million736.67 millionOptionable
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
27,7001.10 billion1.09 billionOptionable

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Duke Energy stock logo

Duke Energy NYSE:DUK

$122.06 +2.66 (+2.22%)
Closing price 03/31/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$121.92 -0.15 (-0.12%)
As of 03/31/2025 07:50 PM Eastern
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Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar and wind sources, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas customers; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entergy stock logo

Entergy NYSE:ETR

$85.63 +1.22 (+1.44%)
Closing price 03/31/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$85.76 +0.13 (+0.15%)
As of 03/31/2025 07:38 PM Eastern
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Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas. It also engages in the ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers, as well as provides decommissioning services to other nuclear power plant owners. It generates electricity through gas, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. The company sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. The company's power plants have approximately 24,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity. It delivers electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy Corporation was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

PPL stock logo

PPL NYSE:PPL

$36.16 +0.45 (+1.25%)
Closing price 03/31/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$35.92 -0.23 (-0.64%)
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PPL Corporation, an energy company, focuses on providing electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Kentucky Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated, and Rhode Island Regulated. The company delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island; delivers natural gas to customers in Kentucky and Rhode Island; and generates electricity from power plants in Kentucky. PPL Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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Southern NYSE:SO

$91.99 +0.86 (+0.94%)
Closing price 03/31/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$91.62 -0.36 (-0.40%)
As of 03/31/2025 07:35 PM Eastern
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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.