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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

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

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Edison International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliant Energy20.07% 12.25% 3.75%
Edison International 16.00%11.99%2.31%

In the previous week, Edison International had 24 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Edison International and 22 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Edison International's score of 0.71 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
11 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Edison International
18 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
1 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 3.0%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edison International pays out 48.6% 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 raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Edison International has raised 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 beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.82%. Edison International has a consensus price target of $66.45, indicating a potential upside of 14.42%. Given Edison International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Edison International
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

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$3.98B4.43$690M$3.2421.16
Edison International$17.60B1.27$1.55B$6.818.53

Summary

Edison International beats Alliant Energy on 12 of the 18 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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EIX vs. The Competition

MetricEdison InternationalUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$22.46B$26.82B$17.18B$21.97B
Dividend Yield5.67%3.43%4.57%3.60%
P/E Ratio8.5319.6719.2132.44
Price / Sales1.274.5032.4459.12
Price / Cash4.249.3819.3424.33
Price / Book1.402.362.284.60
Net Income$1.55B$1.43B$748.50M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.46%-0.52%-0.23%-0.71%
1 Month Performance6.92%4.03%8.11%-0.62%
1 Year Performance-32.33%17.15%41.05%10.38%

Edison International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EIX
Edison International
4.9894 of 5 stars
$58.08
-0.5%
$66.45
+14.4%
-31.0%$22.46B$17.60B8.5314,013News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.902 of 5 stars
$68.54
+0.7%
$68.00
-0.8%
+11.2%$17.61B$3.98B21.152,998Positive News
Dividend Announcement
CMS
CMS Energy
4.261 of 5 stars
$75.14
+0.5%
$78.00
+3.8%
+4.7%$22.48B$7.52B22.228,324Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
DTE
DTE Energy
4.6027 of 5 stars
$143.31
+1.0%
$146.08
+1.9%
+11.2%$29.73B$12.46B20.619,500Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
OGE
OGE Energy
4.5012 of 5 stars
$46.74
+0.5%
$47.00
+0.6%
+14.2%$9.41B$2.99B19.142,291News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PCG
Pacific Gas & Electric
4.7472 of 5 stars
$16.74
+1.9%
$20.41
+22.0%
-17.8%$44.70B$24.42B15.3328,410Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group
4.5899 of 5 stars
$85.19
+0.5%
$90.77
+6.6%
-7.8%$42.51B$10.29B21.5126,094Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PPL
PPL
3.7723 of 5 stars
$37.73
+0.8%
$39.00
+3.4%
+14.7%$27.89B$8.46B28.156,653News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
SRE
Sempra Energy
4.1673 of 5 stars
$92.54
+1.4%
$88.00
-4.9%
+8.6%$60.37B$13.19B22.3516,773Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.2096 of 5 stars
$117.51
+0.6%
$114.64
-2.4%
+17.2%$37.82B$8.60B22.517,017Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
ETR
Entergy
4.7033 of 5 stars
$96.58
+0.8%
$97.57
+1.0%
+41.6%$43.11B$11.88B24.0512,267Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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