NiSource vs Xcel Energy
NI and XEL side by side, both in combination electric and gas, and other utility. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NI and XEL compare
Xcel Energy is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as NiSource ($49.9B against $21.4B).
On earnings, Xcel Energy is cheaper: it trades at 18.6× trailing earnings, against 23.6× for NiSource.
NiSource grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.0% versus 4.5% for Xcel Energy).
Xcel Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.9% compared with 8.0% at NiSource.
Both pay dividends: NiSource yields 2.6% and Xcel Energy 2.9%.
Xcel Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (10 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 | NI | XEL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $21.4B | $49.9B |
| Share price | $44.57 | $79.82 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.0% | 0.16% |
| Change, 5 years | 76.1% | 25.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.45 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 7,738 | 12K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.6× | 18.6× (better) |
| P/S | 1.9× (better) | 3.4× |
| P/B | 2.2× | 2.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.1× (better) | 14.1× |
| PEG | 5.04 (better) | 7.26 |
| FCF yield | −5.1% (better) | −15.3% |
| Fair value | $40.04 | $74.14 |
| Margin of safety | −11.3% | −7.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.0% (better) | 4.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% (better) | 4.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.1% | 39.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.00% | 30.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 4.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 86.5% | – |
| Operating margin | 16.4% | 21.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 17.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −9.5% (better) | −51.2% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 11.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.7% (better) | 5.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.82 | 1.59 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.53 (better) | 6.12 |
| Interest coverage | 2.5× (better) | 1.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.50 | 0.69 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.89 (better) | 0.86 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 2.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 61.8% | 52.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 9 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.9% | – |
| Buyback yield | −1.5% (better) | −6.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.2% (better) | −3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.4% | 95.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.38% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.9M | −$1.4M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.5% | – |
Go deeper
- NI stock overview
- NI income statement
- NI valuation and score
- XEL stock overview
- XEL income statement
- XEL valuation and score
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For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.