AES vs NiSource
AES and NI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AES and NI compare
NiSource is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as AES ($21.4B against $10.6B).
On earnings, AES is cheaper: it trades at 11.8× trailing earnings, against 23.6× for NiSource.
NiSource grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.0% versus −0.37% for AES).
NiSource keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.0% compared with 7.4% at AES.
Both pay dividends: AES yields 4.7% and NiSource 2.6%.
AES scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 6 for NiSource), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AES | NI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.6B | $21.4B |
| Share price | $14.83 | $44.57 |
| Change, 1 year | 3.2% | 5.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −40.7% | 76.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 0.45 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 7,738 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.8× (better) | 23.6× |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 2.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 542× | 13.1× (better) |
| PEG | – | 5.04 |
| FCF yield | −15.3% | −5.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $19.39 | $40.04 |
| Margin of safety | 23.5% (better) | −11.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.37% | 17.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 7.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −45.8% | 2.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −46.6% | 0.00% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 78.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.1% | 86.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 16.4% |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 8.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | −13.3% | −9.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 21.9% (better) | 9.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.82 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 5.53 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.75 (better) | 0.50 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.36 | 0.89 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.7% (better) | 2.6% |
| Payout ratio | 55.1% | 61.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 14 (better) | 9 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.9% | 5.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | −1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.7% (better) | 1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.7% | 96.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.38% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$4.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- AES stock overview
- AES income statement
- AES valuation and score
- NI stock overview
- NI income statement
- NI valuation and score
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