Consolidated Edison (ED) Competitors $100.08 +0.16 (+0.16%) Closing price 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$100.08 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ED vs. SRE, D, PEG, PCG, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, CMS, and NIShould you be buying Consolidated Edison stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Consolidated Edison include Sempra Energy (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. Consolidated Edison vs. Its Competitors Sempra Energy Dominion Energy Public Service Enterprise Group Pacific Gas & Electric WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy NiSource Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) and Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ED or SRE? Sempra Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Consolidated Edison. Sempra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Consolidated Edison, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioConsolidated Edison$15.26B2.36$1.82B$5.4118.50Sempra Energy$13.19B3.74$2.86B$4.5516.60 Is ED or SRE a better dividend stock? Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Sempra Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Consolidated Edison pays out 62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra Energy pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Consolidated Edison has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Sempra Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Sempra Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ED or SRE more profitable? Sempra Energy has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Consolidated Edison's net margin of 11.98%. Consolidated Edison's return on equity of 8.61% beat Sempra Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Consolidated Edison11.98% 8.61% 2.76% Sempra Energy 22.15%8.55%3.24% Which has more volatility and risk, ED or SRE? Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra Energy has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ED or SRE? Consolidated Edison presently has a consensus target price of $105.27, indicating a potential upside of 5.19%. Sempra Energy has a consensus target price of $80.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.00%. Given Sempra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sempra Energy is more favorable than Consolidated Edison.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Consolidated Edison 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Sempra Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ED or SRE? 66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ED or SRE? In the previous week, Consolidated Edison had 9 more articles in the media than Sempra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Consolidated Edison and 22 mentions for Sempra Energy. Sempra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 1.19 indicating that Sempra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Consolidated Edison 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sempra Energy 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummarySempra Energy beats Consolidated Edison on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Consolidated Edison News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ED and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ED and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ED vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricConsolidated EdisonUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.00B$24.17B$15.85B$20.57BDividend Yield3.40%3.74%5.56%3.75%P/E Ratio18.5035.6120.4528.04Price / Sales2.364.1429.0838.39Price / Cash8.608.8519.1222.31Price / Book1.582.232.164.59Net Income$1.82B$1.41B$751.09M$985.44M7 Day Performance1.61%1.82%1.23%2.91%1 Month Performance-3.13%2.20%3.13%5.47%1 Year Performance12.81%24.19%17.01%14.61% Consolidated Edison Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDConsolidated Edison4.6073 of 5 stars$100.08+0.2%$105.27+5.2%+12.3%$36.00B$15.26B18.5015,097Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSRESempra Energy4.3021 of 5 stars$75.86+2.4%$80.83+6.6%-0.5%$49.37B$13.19B16.6516,773Positive NewsDDominion Energy3.5533 of 5 stars$55.98+3.3%$58.38+4.3%+18.3%$47.59B$14.46B20.9014,700Trending NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.7719 of 5 stars$83.44+1.6%$89.54+7.3%+10.4%$41.54B$10.29B22.7426,094News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPCGPacific Gas & Electric4.8175 of 5 stars$13.81-0.5%$20.73+50.1%-18.1%$36.84B$24.42B12.6328,410Ex-DividendWECWEC Energy Group4.2075 of 5 stars$105.43+1.2%$107.13+1.6%+32.9%$33.63B$9.07B20.547,017Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDTEDTE Energy4.6143 of 5 stars$134.11+1.4%$140.93+5.1%+19.4%$27.80B$12.46B18.119,500Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.1713 of 5 stars$96.08+1.5%$101.80+6.0%+33.6%$25.96B$7.62B21.308,981Analyst RevisionCNPCenterPoint Energy4.0269 of 5 stars$36.29+1.5%$36.04-0.7%+17.4%$23.65B$8.64B24.318,872Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.3432 of 5 stars$69.91+1.2%$77.00+10.1%+18.1%$20.89B$7.52B20.728,324Positive NewsNINiSource4.5535 of 5 stars$40.53+2.6%$41.50+2.4%+38.0%$19.05B$5.46B21.887,746Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sempra Energy Alternatives Dominion Energy Alternatives Public Service Enterprise Group Alternatives Pacific Gas & Electric Alternatives WEC Energy Group Alternatives DTE Energy Alternatives Ameren Alternatives CenterPoint Energy Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives NiSource Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ED) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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