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AEP vs NRG
Side-by-side comparison of American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEP) and NRG Energy Inc. (NRG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AEP and NRG operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- AEP is the larger of the two at $44.74B, about 1.6x NRG ($28.22B).
- NRG has been more active in the news (13 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for AEP).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
American Electric Power Company Inc.
American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric, as well as solar, wind, and other energy sources. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other market participants. The company owns, leases, or controls approximately 3,016 railcars, 411 barges, 6 towboats, and a coal handling terminal with approximately 18 million tons of annual capacity. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
NRG Energy Inc.
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to 3.6 million residential, industrial, and commercial consumers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, energy efficiency, advisory, and on-site energy solutions; and carbon management and specialty services. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, XOOM Energy, and other brand names. As of December 31, 2020, it owns power generation portfolio with approximately 23,000 megawatts of capacity at 33 plants. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
Latest AEP
- Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II Appoints Hunter Gary to Board of Directors and Al Basseri as Chief Technology Officer, Ahead of Proposed Business Combination with ThomasLloyd Climate Solutions
- SEC Form 8-K filed by American Electric Power Company Inc.
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by American Electric Power Company Inc.
- AEP ANNOUNCES PRICING OF COMMON STOCK OFFERING WITH A FORWARD COMPONENT
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by American Electric Power Company Inc.
- AEP ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK WITH A FORWARD COMPONENT
- AEP Names Andy Gurgol Vice President of Investor Relations
- Hut 8 Commercializes First Phase of 1 GW Beacon Point AI Data Center Campus with 15-Year, 352 MW IT Lease with Base-Term Contract Value of $9.8 Billion
- Controller, CAO Dixon Kate covered exercise/tax liability with 636 units of Resticted Stock Units, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 17,780 units (SEC Form 4)
- President AEP Transmission Cannon Douglas A covered exercise/tax liability with 1,770 units of Resticted Stock Units, decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 25,655 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest NRG
- Director Wright Glenn Tracy was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2,844% to 1,472 units (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Wright Glenn Tracy claimed ownership of 50 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Director Zlotnik Marcie was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 8,692 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pruner Alexandra was granted 1,557 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 32,680 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pourbaix Alexander J was granted 2,619 shares, increasing direct ownership by 15% to 19,837 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Donohue Elisabeth B was granted 1,499 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 29,050 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kapoor Sanjay was granted 2,464 shares, increasing direct ownership by 169% to 3,921 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Fawaz Marwan was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 8,453 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Cox Heather was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 43,611 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Carrillo Antonio was granted 2,318 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 45,327 units (SEC Form 4)