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SelectedToday3M Return

AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc− 0.49%+ 0.36%
SOSouthern Co− 0.94%− 1.20%
DUKDuke Energy Corp− 0.89%+ 0.35%

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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+ 0.4%SO− 1.2%DUK+ 0.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc	SOSouthern Co	DUKDuke Energy Corp
Return
Last Price	124.10	87.94	120.32
Daily Change	− 0.49%	− 0.94%	− 0.89%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 0.36%	− 1.20%	+ 0.35%
Valuation
Market Cap	$70.4 B	$99.1 B	$93.8 B
P/E Ratio	21.49	21.21	17.85
Dividend Yield	4.48%	4.02%	4.52%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.1%	16.1%	15.8%
Risk
Beta	0.47	0.30	0.33
52-Week Range	105.70 — $140.58	83.80 — $100.84	113.90 — $134.49
Company
Sector	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities
Industry	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities

Company

AEPUtilities · Utilities
SOUtilities · Utilities
DUKUtilities · Utilities

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