Consolidated Edison (ED) Competitors

Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ED or SRE?

66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ED or SRE more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Consolidated Edison's net margin of 11.93%. Consolidated Edison's return on equity of 8.62% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Consolidated Edison	11.93%	8.62%	2.76%
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%

Does the media refer more to ED or SRE?

In the previous week, Consolidated Edison had 7 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Consolidated Edison and 24 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 0.90 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Consolidated Edison	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sempra	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 3.0%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Consolidated Edison pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 58.4% 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 has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ED or SRE?

Sempra received 111 more outperform votes than Consolidated Edison when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 40.58% of users gave Consolidated Edison an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Consolidated Edison	Outperform Votes 381 40.58%	Underperform Votes 558 59.42%
Sempra	Outperform Votes 492 60.29%	Underperform Votes 324 39.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, ED or SRE?

Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ED or SRE?

Consolidated Edison presently has a consensus target price of $103.60, suggesting a potential downside of 7.98%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $80.54, suggesting a potential upside of 7.79%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sempra is more favorable than Consolidated Edison.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Consolidated Edison	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has better valuation & earnings, ED or SRE?

Sempra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Consolidated Edison. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Consolidated Edison, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Consolidated Edison	$15.26B	2.66	$2.52B	$5.24	21.48
Sempra	$13.19B	3.69	$3.08B	$4.42	16.90

Summary

Sempra beats Consolidated Edison on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.