Side by Side

Compare

Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

SelectedToday3M Return

AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc− 0.17%+ 0.57%
SOSouthern Co− 0.74%− 1.03%

Period Return

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

AEP+ 0.6%SO− 1.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc	SOSouthern Co
Return
Last Price	124.50	88.11
Daily Change	− 0.17%	− 0.74%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 0.57%	− 1.03%
Valuation
Market Cap	$70.7 B	$99.3 B
P/E Ratio	21.56	21.25
Dividend Yield	4.48%	4.02%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.1%	16.1%
Risk
Beta	0.47	0.30
52-Week Range	105.70 — $140.58	83.80 — $100.84
Company
Sector	Utilities	Utilities
Industry	Utilities	Utilities

Company

AEPUtilities · Utilities
SOUtilities · Utilities

Alpaca · SIPUpdated 23:0015 Minutes Delayed

To Understand This

P/E and the Valuation RatiosYou can't tell whether a stock is cheap or expensive by looking at its price.Diversification: How Many Baskets Are Enough?Owning ten different stocks is not the same as owning ten different risks.