Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EIX or TLN?

Edison International has higher revenue and earnings than Talen Energy. Talen 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Edison International	$16.34B	2.03	$1.41B	$3.41	25.14
Talen Energy	$4.23B	2.58	$613M	$18.68	11.48

Is EIX or TLN more profitable?

Talen Energy has a net margin of 50.48% compared to Edison International's net margin of 8.52%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.17% beat Talen Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edison International	8.52%	13.17%	2.55%
Talen Energy	50.48%	8.59%	3.13%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EIX or TLN?

Edison International received 548 more outperform votes than Talen Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.98% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 62.39% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Edison International	Outperform Votes 757 62.98%	Underperform Votes 445 37.02%
Talen Energy	Outperform Votes 209 62.39%	Underperform Votes 126 37.61%

Does the media favor EIX or TLN?

In the previous week, Talen Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Edison International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Talen Energy and 16 mentions for Edison International. Talen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Edison International's score of 1.19 indicating that Talen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Edison International	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Talen Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EIX or TLN?

89.0% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Edison International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate EIX or TLN?

Edison International currently has a consensus price target of $88.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.52%. Talen Energy has a consensus price target of $210.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.88%. Given Edison International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Edison International is more favorable than Talen Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edison International	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Edison International beats Talen Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.