Q1 EPS Estimate for Edison International Boosted by Analyst

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q1 2026 earnings forecast for Edison International to $1.24 per share, up from a previous estimate of $1.14.
• The company reported Q1 results showing earnings per share of $1.37, exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.21, though revenue fell by 6.5% year-over-year.
• Edison International's quarterly dividend will be $0.8275 per share, yielding 6.33%, with a payout ratio of 46.95%.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Edison International in a research report issued on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.24 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.14. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on EIX. Barclays lifted their price objective on Edison International from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Edison International in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Wolfe Research cut Edison International from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Monday, June 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Edison International from $52.00 to $51.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Edison International from $75.00 to $71.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $76.35.

Edison International Stock Performance

EIX stock traded up $0.97 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $53.09. The stock had a trading volume of 5,100,849 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,511,393. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.75. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.57. Edison International has a 52 week low of $47.73 and a 52 week high of $88.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $4.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.52 billion. Edison International had a return on equity of 13.21% and a net margin of 16.84%. Edison International's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.23 earnings per share.

Edison International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 7th were given a dividend of $0.8275 per share. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 7th. Edison International's payout ratio is presently 46.95%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Edison International

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Edison International by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 52,234 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,695,000 after acquiring an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Edison International by 24.0% during the 2nd quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,385 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 1,624 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC increased its holdings in shares of Edison International by 26.0% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 5,192 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp increased its holdings in shares of Edison International by 49.4% during the 2nd quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 8,895 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 2,943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Edison International by 187.5% during the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 205,766 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $10,618,000 after acquiring an additional 134,185 shares during the last quarter. 88.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.