Consolidated Edison (ED) Competitors $97.88 +0.91 (+0.94%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ED vs. SRE, PCG, D, PEG, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, CMS, and NIShould you be buying Consolidated Edison stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Consolidated Edison include Sempra (SRE), PG&E (PCG), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. Consolidated Edison vs. Sempra PG&E Dominion Energy Public Service Enterprise Group WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy NiSource Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ED or SRE? Sempra received 102 more outperform votes than Consolidated Edison when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.40% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 41.04% of users gave Consolidated Edison an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformConsolidated EdisonOutperform Votes38041.04% Underperform Votes54658.96% SempraOutperform Votes48260.40% Underperform Votes31639.60% Is ED or SRE a better dividend stock? Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Consolidated Edison pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 54.6% 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. Consolidated Edison has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years and Sempra has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Consolidated Edison is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is ED or SRE more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Consolidated Edison's net margin of 12.27%. Consolidated Edison's return on equity of 8.70% beat Sempra's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Consolidated Edison12.27% 8.70% 2.78% Sempra 22.63%8.06%3.04% Do analysts recommend ED or SRE? Consolidated Edison currently has a consensus target price of $98.35, suggesting a potential upside of 0.48%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $89.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.42%. Given Consolidated Edison's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Consolidated Edison is more favorable than Sempra.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Consolidated Edison 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ED or SRE? 66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ED or SRE? In the previous week, Sempra had 8 more articles in the media than Consolidated Edison. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sempra and 12 mentions for Consolidated Edison. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 1.14 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Consolidated Edison 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sempra 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, ED or SRE? Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Edison. Consolidated Edison is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sempra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioConsolidated Edison$14.66B2.31$2.52B$5.3118.43Sempra$16.72B3.53$3.08B$4.5420.51 Which has more risk and volatility, ED or SRE? Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySempra beats Consolidated Edison on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. Get Consolidated Edison News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ED and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ED vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricConsolidated EdisonElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$33.91B$20.89B$12.38B$19.88BDividend Yield3.44%3.45%4.04%3.52%P/E Ratio18.4320.3497.4842.94Price / Sales2.312.2930.7619.18Price / Cash8.788.6918.3917.86Price / Book1.601.832.325.52Net Income$2.52B$896.09M$616.62M$986.45M7 Day Performance2.76%-0.89%-0.04%0.45%1 Month Performance-7.89%-3.92%-1.64%1.05%1 Year Performance8.17%7.47%9.86%24.67% Consolidated Edison Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDConsolidated Edison4.6005 of 5 stars$97.88+0.9%$98.35+0.5%+7.6%$33.59B$15.03B18.4314,592Positive NewsSRESempra4.6778 of 5 stars$93.12-0.3%$89.00-4.4%+28.6%$59.15B$16.72B20.5116,835Insider TradePositive NewsPCGPG&E3.7689 of 5 stars$21.10+0.5%$22.80+8.1%+19.3%$54.92B$24.43B16.4828,010DDominion Energy3.7062 of 5 stars$57.80+0.3%$55.91-3.3%+24.5%$48.38B$14.39B20.2817,700Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.7518 of 5 stars$90.49+0.4%$86.69-4.2%+41.4%$44.89B$11.24B22.2312,543Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsWECWEC Energy Group4.3413 of 5 stars$99.26+0.2%$94.45-4.8%+22.1%$31.33B$8.89B24.277,000Insider TradePositive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.705 of 5 stars$122.17+0.4%$131.46+7.6%+18.8%$25.30B$12.42B16.559,950Analyst RevisionAEEAmeren4.5247 of 5 stars$92.24+0.1%$87.80-4.8%+20.1%$24.59B$7.50B21.709,372CNPCenterPoint Energy4.4648 of 5 stars$31.57+0.5%$30.09-4.7%+14.4%$20.58B$8.70B20.918,827Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy4.4801 of 5 stars$68.52-0.1%$70.29+2.6%+19.9%$20.49B$7.48B19.588,356Analyst DowngradeInsider TradePositive NewsNINiSource4.6497 of 5 stars$37.30+0.5%$37.50+0.5%+43.1%$17.32B$5.51B22.617,411Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sempra Alternatives PG&E Alternatives Dominion Energy Alternatives Public Service Enterprise Group Alternatives WEC Energy Group Alternatives DTE Energy Alternatives Ameren Alternatives CenterPoint Energy Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives NiSource Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ED) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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