NiSource (NI) Competitors $37.30 +0.19 (+0.51%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NI vs. SRE, PCG, D, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, and CMSShould you be buying NiSource stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NiSource include Sempra (SRE), PG&E (PCG), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), and CMS Energy (CMS). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. NiSource vs. Sempra PG&E Dominion Energy Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and NiSource (NYSE:NI) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation. Is SRE or NI more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to NiSource's net margin of 14.63%. NiSource's return on equity of 8.27% beat Sempra's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sempra22.63% 8.06% 3.04% NiSource 14.63%8.27%2.70% Is SRE or NI a better dividend stock? Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. NiSource pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NiSource pays out 64.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sempra has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and NiSource has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SRE or NI? 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of NiSource shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sempra shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NiSource shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, SRE or NI? Sempra has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NiSource has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SRE or NI? Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than NiSource. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NiSource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSempra$16.72B3.53$3.08B$4.5420.51NiSource$5.51B3.16$714.30M$1.6522.61 Do analysts recommend SRE or NI? Sempra presently has a consensus price target of $89.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.42%. NiSource has a consensus price target of $37.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.54%. Given NiSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NiSource is more favorable than Sempra.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91NiSource 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SRE or NI? Sempra received 53 more outperform votes than NiSource when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.40% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave NiSource an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSempraOutperform Votes48260.40% Underperform Votes31639.60% NiSourceOutperform Votes42954.86% Underperform Votes35345.14% Does the media refer more to SRE or NI? In the previous week, Sempra had 10 more articles in the media than NiSource. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sempra and 10 mentions for NiSource. NiSource's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Sempra's score of 1.17 indicating that NiSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sempra 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NiSource 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySempra beats NiSource on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get NiSource News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NI 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNiSourceElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.32B$20.89B$12.22B$19.85BDividend Yield2.86%3.45%4.05%3.52%P/E Ratio22.6120.34100.8242.73Price / Sales3.162.2931.8719.27Price / Cash9.158.6918.5917.86Price / Book1.691.832.335.52Net Income$714.30M$896.09M$616.62M$986.45M7 Day Performance3.55%-0.89%0.03%0.45%1 Month Performance6.78%-3.92%-1.57%1.05%1 Year Performance43.41%7.47%9.88%24.67% NiSource Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NINiSource4.6497 of 5 stars$37.30+0.5%$37.50+0.5%+43.1%$17.32B$5.51B22.617,411Positive NewsSRESempra4.6778 of 5 stars$93.12-0.3%$89.00-4.4%+28.6%$59.15B$16.72B20.5116,835Insider TradePositive NewsPCGPG&E3.7689 of 5 stars$21.10+0.5%$22.80+8.1%+19.3%$54.92B$24.43B16.4828,010DDominion Energy3.7062 of 5 stars$57.80+0.3%$55.91-3.3%+24.5%$48.38B$14.39B20.2817,700Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.7518 of 5 stars$90.49+0.4%$86.69-4.2%+41.4%$44.89B$11.24B22.2312,543Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsEDConsolidated Edison4.6005 of 5 stars$97.88+0.9%$98.35+0.5%+7.6%$33.59B$15.03B18.4314,592Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group4.3413 of 5 stars$99.26+0.2%$94.45-4.8%+22.1%$31.33B$8.89B24.277,000Insider TradePositive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.705 of 5 stars$122.17+0.4%$131.46+7.6%+18.8%$25.30B$12.42B16.559,950Analyst RevisionAEEAmeren4.5247 of 5 stars$92.24+0.1%$87.80-4.8%+20.1%$24.59B$7.50B21.709,372CNPCenterPoint Energy4.4648 of 5 stars$31.57+0.5%$30.09-4.7%+14.4%$20.58B$8.70B20.918,827Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy4.4801 of 5 stars$68.52-0.1%$70.29+2.6%+19.9%$20.49B$7.48B19.588,356Analyst DowngradeInsider TradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SRE Competitors PCG Competitors D Competitors PEG Competitors ED Competitors WEC Competitors DTE Competitors AEE Competitors CNP Competitors CMS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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