EIX vs. LNT, CMS, DTE, OGE, PCG, PEG, PPL, SRE, WEC, and ETR
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), OGE Energy (OGE), Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), PPL (PPL), Sempra Energy (SRE), WEC Energy Group (WEC), and Entergy (ETR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Edison International vs. Its Competitors
Edison International (NYSE:EIX) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Edison International has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Edison International pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% 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. Edison International has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Edison International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Edison International presently has a consensus target price of $75.21, indicating a potential upside of 35.15%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $65.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Edison International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Edison International is more favorable than Alliant Energy.
Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to Edison International's net margin of 16.00%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat Edison International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Edison International had 7 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Edison International and 14 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Edison International's score of 1.27 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.0% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Edison International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Edison International beats Alliant Energy on 13 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
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This page (NYSE:EIX) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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