Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of EIX Q2 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q2 2025 EPS estimate for Edison International down from $1.30 to $0.93, reflecting a more pessimistic outlook for the company's earnings.
• Edison International recently reported $1.37 EPS for its last quarter, exceeding estimates, but revenue was down 6.5% year-over-year, falling short of projections at $3.81 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8275 per share, providing an annualized yield of 6.31%, with a payout ratio of 46.95%.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Edison International in a report issued on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $0.93 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.30. 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 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.99 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.34 EPS.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 12.11%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.23 earnings per share.

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

Edison International Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of Edison International stock traded up $0.97 on Wednesday, hitting $53.09. The stock had a trading volume of 5,100,849 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,590,937. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $51.99 and a 200 day moving average of $54.57. Edison International has a twelve month low of $47.73 and a twelve month high of $88.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.80, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EIX. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in Edison International by 98.7% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 10,982 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $647,000 after acquiring an additional 5,454 shares in the last quarter. Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Edison International in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,151,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Edison International by 135.0% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 123,851 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $7,297,000 after buying an additional 71,159 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Edison International by 4,157.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 145,179 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $8,554,000 after buying an additional 141,769 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Edison International by 17.2% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 107,332 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $6,324,000 after buying an additional 15,718 shares in the last quarter. 88.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Edison International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 7th were issued a $0.8275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 7th. This represents a $3.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.2%. Edison International's dividend payout ratio is currently 46.95%.

Edison International Company Profile

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.