Fortis (FTS) Competitors $47.30 +0.22 (+0.46%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:40 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.30 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FTS vs. AEP, EVRG, LNT, CMS, DUK, ED, OGE, PPL, SO, and WECShould you be buying Fortis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortis include American Electric Power (AEP), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), CMS Energy (CMS), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), OGE Energy (OGE), PPL (PPL), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Fortis vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Evergy Alliant Energy CMS Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison OGE Energy PPL Southern WEC Energy Group American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or FTS? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEP or FTS a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis pays out 75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Fortis has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend AEP or FTS? American Electric Power presently has a consensus price target of $108.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.74%. Fortis has a consensus price target of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.23%. Given Fortis' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fortis is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Is AEP or FTS more profitable? Fortis has a net margin of 14.20% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 13.73%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Fortis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power13.73% 11.68% 3.08% Fortis 14.20%7.08%2.34% Does the media favor AEP or FTS? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 13 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for American Electric Power and 15 mentions for Fortis. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Fortis' score of 0.53 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 22 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortis 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AEP or FTS? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AEP or FTS? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Fortis. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B2.80$2.97B$5.1919.92Fortis$8.40B2.83$1.23B$2.3719.96 SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Fortis on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fortis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortisUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.79B$24.31B$15.89B$20.72BDividend Yield3.76%3.71%5.58%3.72%P/E Ratio19.9635.6120.4528.09Price / Sales2.834.1429.0938.30Price / Cash9.138.9219.1422.53Price / Book1.342.232.164.58Net Income$1.23B$1.41B$751.09M$986.06M7 Day Performance0.30%1.89%1.22%2.79%1 Month Performance-1.57%3.29%3.29%5.46%1 Year Performance20.88%23.82%16.49%15.06% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis4.6701 of 5 stars$47.30+0.5%$72.00+52.2%+20.7%$23.79B$8.40B19.969,848Positive NewsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.6186 of 5 stars$103.76+1.3%$108.31+4.4%+18.1%$55.43B$19.72B19.9917,000Positive NewsEVRGEvergy4.061 of 5 stars$68.93+0.9%$73.19+6.2%+33.7%$15.86B$5.85B18.144,731Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.2863 of 5 stars$60.47+0.2%$63.95+5.8%+21.4%$15.53B$3.98B20.852,998Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.3473 of 5 stars$69.29+0.4%$77.00+11.1%+19.6%$20.73B$7.52B20.569,070News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeDUKDuke Energy4.4928 of 5 stars$118.02+0.9%$126.94+7.6%+17.8%$91.73B$30.36B19.5727,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEDConsolidated Edison4.6086 of 5 stars$100.40+2.3%$105.27+4.9%+12.8%$36.17B$15.26B18.5614,300Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy4.0071 of 5 stars$44.35+0.7%$46.80+5.5%+25.3%$8.93B$2.99B18.332,291Positive NewsPPLPPL3.7111 of 5 stars$33.87+0.9%$36.80+8.7%+22.6%$25.04B$8.46B25.096,530News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSOSouthern4.0725 of 5 stars$91.92+1.1%$92.93+1.1%+17.0%$101.03B$26.72B21.9427,700Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group4.3828 of 5 stars$104.22+1.1%$106.33+2.0%+34.5%$33.26B$8.60B20.327,020Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Alternatives EVRG Alternatives LNT Alternatives CMS Alternatives DUK Alternatives ED Alternatives OGE Alternatives PPL Alternatives SO Alternatives WEC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FTS) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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