Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for EIX FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Edison International to $6.09, up from the previous estimate of $6.08.
• The company has a current average price target of $65.25, with seven analysts rating it as a Buy and one as a Sell.
• Edison International will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.8275 per share on October 31st, representing an annualized yield of 5.8%.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Edison International in a report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $6.09 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.08. The consensus estimate for Edison International's current full-year earnings is $4.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Edison International's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.38 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

EIX has been the topic of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut Edison International from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $70.00 to $57.00 in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Cowen initiated coverage on Edison International in a report on Wednesday. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. UBS Group dropped their target price on Edison International from $68.00 to $66.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Edison International from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Edison International in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $65.25.

Edison International Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EIX opened at $56.69 on Friday. Edison International has a 12 month low of $47.73 and a 12 month high of $88.64. The stock has a market cap of $21.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.32, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.80. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $55.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.09. Edison International had a return on equity of 11.99% and a net margin of 16.00%.The company had revenue of $4.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.52 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Edison International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.940-6.340 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Edison International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Burney Co. purchased a new position in Edison International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $249,000. Polianta Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Edison International by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Polianta Ltd now owns 25,600 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,415,000 after acquiring an additional 4,100 shares in the last quarter. Collar Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Edison International during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,618,000. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Edison International by 53.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 279,061 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $15,426,000 after acquiring an additional 96,851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Edison International by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 10,609 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $586,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. 88.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Edison International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th will be given a dividend of $0.8275 per share. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 7th. Edison International's payout ratio is presently 48.60%.

About Edison International

Edison International, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation and distribution of electric power. The company supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 50,000 square mile area of southern California to residential, commercial, industrial, public authorities, agricultural, and other sectors.

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