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NEP vs SO

Side-by-side comparison of NextEra Energy Partners LP (NEP) and Southern Company (SO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both NEP and SO operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SO is the larger of the two at $102.99B, about 17.0x NEP ($6.07B).
  • SO has hit the wire 6 times in the past 4 weeks while NEP has been quiet.
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
MetricNEPSO
Company
NextEra Energy Partners LP
Southern Company
Price
-
-
Market cap
$6.07B
$102.99B
1M return
-
-1.25%
1Y return
-
+3.16%
Industry
Electric Utilities: Central
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
0
6
Recent ratings
25
25
NEP

NextEra Energy Partners LP

NextEra Energy Partners, LP acquires, owns, and manages contracted clean energy projects in the United States. The company owns a portfolio of contracted renewable generation assets consisting of wind and solar projects, as well as contracted natural gas pipeline assets. NextEra Energy Partners, LP was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.

SO

Southern Company

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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