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Edison International - EIX Competitors

$68.70
+0.17 (+0.25%)
(As of 03/28/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$68.27
$69.43
50-Day Range
$64.59
$69.00
52-Week Range
$54.45
$73.32
Volume
1.50 million shs
Average Volume
2.24 million shs
Market Capitalization
$26.29 billion
P/E Ratio
42.94
Dividend Yield
4.29%
Price Target
$69.27

EIX vs. ES, FE, ETR, PPL, PNW, OGE, SO, DTE, FTS, and CNP

Should you be buying Edison International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Edison International include Eversource Energy (ES), FirstEnergy (FE), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), Southern (SO), DTE Energy (DTE), Fortis (FTS), and CenterPoint Energy (CNP). These companies are all part of the "electric services" industry.

Edison International vs.

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

In the previous week, Edison International had 1 more articles in the media than Eversource Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Edison International and 10 mentions for Eversource Energy. Eversource Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Edison International's score of 0.74 indicating that Eversource Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Edison International
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Eversource Energy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Edison International$17.22 billion1.53$824 million$1.6042.94
Eversource Energy$12.29 billion2.16$1.40 billion$4.0418.86

Edison International pays an annual dividend of $2.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Edison International pays out 184.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eversource Energy pays out 66.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Edison International presently has a consensus target price of $69.27, suggesting a potential upside of 0.83%. Eversource Energy has a consensus target price of $88.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.23%. Given Eversource Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eversource Energy is more favorable than Edison International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Edison International
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Eversource Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27

Eversource Energy has a net margin of 11.43% compared to Edison International's net margin of 4.48%. Edison International's return on equity of 12.05% beat Eversource Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Edison International 4.48% 12.05% 2.46%
Eversource Energy 11.43% 9.38% 2.79%

87.2% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Edison International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Edison International has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Edison International received 286 more outperform votes than Eversource Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 49.67% of users gave Eversource Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Edison InternationalOutperform Votes
739
65.11%
Underperform Votes
396
34.89%
Eversource EnergyOutperform Votes
453
49.67%
Underperform Votes
459
50.33%

Summary

Edison International and Eversource Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EIX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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 InternationalElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$26.29B$13.05B$13.44B$14.17B
Dividend Yield4.31%4.09%3.75%3.93%
P/E Ratio42.9421.32106.1522.78
Price / Sales1.5311.091,078.5049.29
Price / Cash5.418.3549.8116.31
Price / Book1.691.361.876.77
Net Income$824M$261.15M$355.97M$868.69M
7 Day Performance3.60%3.76%1.74%1.35%
1 Month Performance3.76%0.52%-0.94%-6.31%
1 Year Performance-1.48%-5.63%-7.51%-15.29%

Edison International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ES
Eversource Energy
3.0217 of 5 stars
$73.52
-1.9%
$89.00
+21.1%
-12.5%$25.62B$12.29B18.209,626Short Interest ↑
FE
FirstEnergy
2.3928 of 5 stars
$38.36
-2.6%
$43.89
+14.4%
-14.3%$21.95B$12.46B54.0312,335Dividend Announcement
Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
ETR
Entergy
2.6583 of 5 stars
$100.43
-2.6%
$122.47
+21.9%
-8.9%$21.23B$13.76B18.6311,707Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
PPL
PPL
1.9496 of 5 stars
$26.26
-1.9%
$31.38
+19.5%
-2.4%$19.35B$7.90B25.506,527
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital
2.0047 of 5 stars
$75.34
-2.7%
$74.18
-1.5%
+1.1%$8.53B$4.32B17.645,861Positive News
OGE
OGE Energy
2.5142 of 5 stars
$35.14
-2.5%
$38.71
+10.2%
-9.1%$7.04B$3.38B10.622,237Analyst Downgrade
SO
Southern
2.4069 of 5 stars
$66.71
-0.6%
$71.93
+7.8%
-3.7%$72.64B$29.28B20.3427,700Analyst Revision
Positive News
DTE
DTE Energy
2.6901 of 5 stars
$103.98
-2.2%
$129.22
+24.3%
-18.1%$21.39B$19.23B18.8410,250Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
FTS
Fortis
2.3314 of 5 stars
$40.38
-1.1%
$57.86
+43.3%
-13.5%$19.47B$8.49B18.969,200Short Interest ↓
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
2.5665 of 5 stars
$27.65
-2.1%
$32.78
+18.5%
-5.6%$17.45B$9.32B17.398,986Positive News
This page (NYSE:EIX) was last updated on 3/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff