The Empire District Electric Company is a regulated utility company. The Company is engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. It provides services with in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Company operates its businesses in three segments: electric, gas and other. As part of its electric segment, the Company provides water service to over three towns in Missouri. The Company through its subsidiary, The Empire District Gas Company (EDG), is engaged in the distribution of natural gas in Missouri. The Company's other segment consists of fiber optics business. It supplies electric service at retail to approximately 120 incorporated communities and to various unincorporated areas, and at wholesale to over four municipally owned distribution systems. Its gas operations serve customers in northwest, north central and west central Missouri. It serves a group of customers, including residential, commercial and industrial customers.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NYSE
Industry N/A
Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities
SectorN/A
SymbolNYSE:EDE
CUSIP29164110
Phone+1-417-6255100
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.00
Current Ratio1.27
Quick Ratio0.86
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E RatioN/A
Forward P/E RatioN/A
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual SalesN/A
Price / SalesN/A
Cash FlowN/A
Price / CashN/A
Book ValueN/A
Price / BookN/A
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net Margins15.69%
Return on Equity13.50%
Return on Assets4.46%
Miscellaneous
Employees749
Outstanding Shares44,040,000
Market Cap$1,500.00
Empire District Electric (NYSE:EDE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Empire District Electric's stock symbol?
Empire District Electric trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EDE."
How were Empire District Electric's earnings last quarter?
Empire District Electric Co (NYSE:EDE) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.63. Empire District Electric had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 15.69%. View Empire District Electric's Earnings History.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Empire District Electric?
0 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Empire District Electric in the last year. There are currently for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "N/A."
Has Empire District Electric been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about EDE stock has trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Empire District Electric earned a daily sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the utilities provider an impact score of 45.43 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.
How do I buy shares of Empire District Electric?
Shares of EDE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Empire District Electric's stock price today?
One share of EDE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.09.
How big of a company is Empire District Electric?
Empire District Electric has a market capitalization of $1.50 billion. Empire District Electric employs 749 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Empire District Electric?
Empire District Electric's mailing address is 602 Joplin St, JOPLIN, MO 64801, United States. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at +1-417-6255100.
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