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$52.46 +0.19 (+0.36%)
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EIX vs. LNT, CMS, DTE, NI, OGE, PCG, PEG, PPL, SRE, and WEC

Should you be buying Edison International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Edison International include Alliant Energy (LNT), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), PPL (PPL), Sempra Energy (SRE), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

Edison International vs. Its Competitors

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Edison International has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Edison International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy$3.98B4.16$690M$2.9022.24
Edison International$17.33B1.16$1.55B$7.057.44

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Edison International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus target price of $64.23, suggesting a potential downside of 0.42%. Edison International has a consensus target price of $76.35, suggesting a potential upside of 45.54%. Given Edison International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Edison International is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliant Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Edison International
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

In the previous week, Edison International had 18 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Edison International and 10 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Edison International's score of 0.85 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Edison International
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Alliant Energy pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edison International pays out 47.0% 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. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Edison International has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Edison International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.26% compared to Edison International's net margin of 16.84%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.21% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliant Energy18.26% 12.01% 3.71%
Edison International 16.84%13.21%2.53%

Summary

Edison International beats Alliant Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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EIX vs. The Competition

MetricEdison InternationalUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.11B$24.73B$15.88B$21.03B
Dividend Yield6.25%3.72%5.41%3.60%
P/E Ratio7.4435.1220.2427.92
Price / Sales1.164.21194.8968.03
Price / Cash3.808.8519.0123.29
Price / Book1.262.272.154.54
Net Income$1.55B$1.43B$751.46M$993.24M
7 Day Performance0.31%-0.29%-0.81%-1.51%
1 Month Performance1.70%1.81%20.71%3.16%
1 Year Performance-33.92%19.36%139.85%9.14%

Edison International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EIX
Edison International
4.9978 of 5 stars
$52.46
+0.4%
$76.35
+45.5%
-32.9%$20.11B$17.33B7.4414,013Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.125 of 5 stars
$63.93
-1.6%
$64.23
+0.5%
+15.4%$16.41B$3.98B22.022,998Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
3.4116 of 5 stars
$71.71
-1.5%
$77.25
+7.7%
+13.6%$21.43B$7.52B21.268,324Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
DTE
DTE Energy
4.6826 of 5 stars
$137.62
-1.3%
$141.53
+2.8%
+15.1%$28.55B$12.46B18.599,500Trending News
Analyst Revision
NI
NiSource
4.1131 of 5 stars
$41.33
-2.0%
$41.50
+0.4%
+34.7%$19.45B$5.93B22.337,746Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
OGE
OGE Energy
3.8964 of 5 stars
$44.25
-1.4%
$46.80
+5.8%
+17.1%$8.91B$2.99B18.282,291Positive News
PCG
Pacific Gas & Electric
4.0862 of 5 stars
$13.99
-0.7%
$20.55
+46.9%
-23.6%$37.39B$24.42B12.8228,410Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group
4.6057 of 5 stars
$86.88
-0.8%
$90.50
+4.2%
+15.2%$43.33B$10.29B23.7326,094Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
PPL
PPL
3.0915 of 5 stars
$35.87
-1.9%
$36.70
+2.3%
+22.0%$26.51B$8.46B26.566,653Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
SRE
Sempra Energy
4.3712 of 5 stars
$80.05
-0.9%
$80.75
+0.9%
+2.5%$52.16B$13.19B17.5816,773Positive News
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.2762 of 5 stars
$107.75
-1.6%
$106.40
-1.3%
+29.1%$34.38B$8.60B21.007,017News Coverage
Positive News
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This page (NYSE:EIX) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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