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SOSouthern Co− 0.94%+ 0.89%
DUKDuke Energy Corp− 0.89%+ 2.49%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc− 0.49%—

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Metric	SOSouthern Co	DUKDuke Energy Corp	AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc
Return
Last Price	87.94	120.32	124.10
Daily Change	− 0.94%	− 0.89%	− 0.49%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 0.89%	+ 2.49%	—
Valuation
Market Cap	$99.1 B	$93.8 B	$70.4 B
P/E Ratio	21.21	17.85	21.49
Dividend Yield	4.02%	4.52%	4.48%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	16.1%	15.8%	14.1%
Risk
Beta	0.30	0.33	0.47
52-Week Range	83.80 — $100.84	113.90 — $134.49	105.70 — $140.58
Company
Sector	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities
Industry	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities

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SOUtilities · Utilities
DUKUtilities · Utilities
AEPUtilities · Utilities

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