Compare U.S. Stocks

Put up to three companies side by side on valuation, growth, profitability, and debt.

Metric	NINiSource	CMSCMS Energy	CNPCenterPoint Energy
Snapshot
Price	$43.08	$71.23	$41.15
Market cap	$22.93B	$24.01B	$29.18B
Valuation
P/E	21.4x	19.9x	25x
Forward P/E	19.8x	18.6x	22.8x
Growth
Revenue growth	15.7%	12.7%	1.4%
EPS growth	7.9%	6.8%	9.6%
Profitability
Net margin	14.4%	13.2%	5.7%
ROE	10.4%	12.3%	9.6%
Balance sheet & cash
Debt / equity	1.72x	2.07x	2.06x
Free cash flow yield	7.2%	8.4%	7.9%
Dividend yield	2.5%	3.1%	2.1%
Verdict
Investment rating	Neutral· 57	Neutral· 54	Neutral· 42

5-Year Price Projections

Base case

Projected using each stock's current EPS, growth rate (EPS or revenue growth), and P/E ratio. P/E assumed to compress 25% on the low end and remain steady on the high end. Not a forecast — for comparative analysis only.

Year	NItoday $43	CMStoday $71	CNPtoday $41
2027	$34.88 – $51.15+19% CAGR	$57.03 – $83.65+17% CAGR	$33.81 – $49.59+21% CAGR
2028	$37.64 – $55.21+13% CAGR	$60.89 – $89.30+12% CAGR	$37.04 – $54.32+15% CAGR
2029	$40.63 – $59.60+11% CAGR	$65.01 – $95.34+10% CAGR	$40.58 – $59.51+13% CAGR
2030	$43.86 – $64.33+11% CAGR	$69.40 – $101.79+9% CAGR	$44.45 – $65.19+12% CAGR
2031	$47.34 – $69.44+10% CAGR	$74.09 – $108.67+9% CAGR	$48.70 – $71.42+12% CAGR
5-yr CAGR	1.9% – 10.0%	0.8% – 8.8%	3.4% – 11.7%