AES Corp vs Moody's Corporation — how do they compare? AES Corp trades at $14.72 (market cap $10.49B), while Moody's Corporation trades at $476.73 (market cap $82.52B). The key difference: Moody's Corporation is far larger — about 7.9× AES Corp's market cap, and AES Corp pays the higher dividend (4.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AES | MCO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $10.49B | $82.52B |
Sector | Utilities | Financials |
52-Week High | $17.28 | $539.61 |
52-Week Low | $12.51 | $412.23 |
Enterprise Value | $40.75B | $88.54B |
Dividend Yield | 4.79% | 0.86% |
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AES is a global power company operating across 14 countries and 4 continents. Its current generation portfolio as of year-end 2021 consists of over 31 gigawatts of generation, with the generation mix composed of renewables (43%), gas (32%), coal (23%), and oil (2%). The company has 3.5 gigawatts of generation under construction. AES has majority ownership and operates six electric utilities distributing power to 2.6 million customers.
Read more on AES →Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
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