Talen Energy (TLN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TLN or EIX?

In the previous week, Talen Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Edison International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Talen Energy and 7 mentions for Edison International. Edison International's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Talen Energy's score of 0.30 indicating that Edison International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Talen Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Edison International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TLN or EIX?

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Edison International shares are owned by 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 recommend TLN or EIX?

Talen Energy presently has a consensus price target of $205.89, indicating a potential upside of 18.35%. Edison International has a consensus price target of $87.55, indicating a potential upside of 2.48%. Given Talen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Talen Energy is more favorable than Edison International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Edison International	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TLN or EIX?

Edison International has higher revenue and earnings than Talen Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talen Energy	$4.23B	2.09	$613M	N/A	N/A
Edison International	$16.34B	2.02	$1.41B	$2.49	34.31

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TLN or EIX?

Edison International received 548 more outperform votes than Talen Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.02% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 62.16% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Talen Energy	Outperform Votes 207 62.16%	Underperform Votes 126 37.84%
Edison International	Outperform Votes 755 63.02%	Underperform Votes 443 36.98%

Is TLN or EIX more profitable?

Talen Energy has a net margin of 41.79% compared to Edison International's net margin of 6.60%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.01% beat Talen Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talen Energy	41.79%	2.27%	0.82%
Edison International	6.60%	13.01%	2.52%

Summary

Edison International beats Talen Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.