Alliant Energy Corporation vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.56 (market cap $17.78B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $574.85 (market cap $81.78B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 4.6× Alliant Energy Corporation's market cap, and Alliant Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (3.12%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LNT | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.78B | $81.78B |
Sector | Utilities | Industrials |
52-Week High | $78.03 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $63.62 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $29.88B | $95.77B |
Dividend Yield | 3.12% | 1.63% |
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Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
Read more on LNT →Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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