Edison International (EIX) Competitors

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

Is EIX or ETR a better dividend stock?

Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Edison International pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 98.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EIX or ETR?

88.9% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Edison International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EIX or ETR?

Edison International received 295 more outperform votes than Entergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.82% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 49.95% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Edison International	Outperform Votes 767 62.82%	Underperform Votes 454 37.18%
Entergy	Outperform Votes 472 49.95%	Underperform Votes 473 50.05%

Does the media prefer EIX or ETR?

In the previous week, Entergy had 17 more articles in the media than Edison International. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Entergy and 28 mentions for Edison International. Entergy's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Edison International's score of 1.02 indicating that Entergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Edison International	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entergy	24 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend EIX or ETR?

Edison International presently has a consensus price target of $76.96, suggesting a potential upside of 41.04%. Entergy has a consensus price target of $85.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.78%. Given Edison International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Edison International is more favorable than Entergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edison International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is EIX or ETR more profitable?

Entergy has a net margin of 8.90% compared to Edison International's net margin of 8.52%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.17% beat Entergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edison International	8.52%	13.17%	2.55%
Entergy	8.90%	10.68%	2.49%

Which has more risk and volatility, EIX or ETR?

Edison International has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EIX or ETR?

Entergy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Edison International. Edison International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, 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
Edison International	$17.60B	1.19	$1.41B	$7.05	7.74
Entergy	$11.88B	3.03	$2.36B	$2.43	34.33

Summary

Edison International beats Entergy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.