Consolidated Edison (ED) Competitors $110.42 -0.87 (-0.78%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$109.33 -1.09 (-0.99%) As of 04/25/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock 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 Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SRE or ED? Sempra received 111 more outperform votes than Consolidated Edison when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 40.58% of users gave Consolidated Edison an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSempraOutperform Votes49260.29% Underperform Votes32439.71% Consolidated EdisonOutperform Votes38140.58% Underperform Votes55859.42% Is SRE or ED a better dividend stock? Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sempra pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Consolidated Edison pays out 64.9% 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. Sempra has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Consolidated Edison has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation & earnings, SRE or ED? Sempra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Consolidated Edison. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Consolidated Edison, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSempra$13.19B3.70$3.08B$4.4216.91Consolidated Edison$15.26B2.61$2.52B$5.2421.07 Is SRE or ED more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Consolidated Edison's net margin of 11.93%. Consolidated Edison's return on equity of 8.62% beat Sempra's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sempra22.63% 8.06% 3.04% Consolidated Edison 11.93%8.62%2.76% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SRE or ED? 89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sempra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned 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. Which has more risk & volatility, SRE or ED? Sempra has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SRE or ED? In the previous week, Consolidated Edison had 10 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Consolidated Edison and 29 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 0.93 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sempra 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Consolidated Edison 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate SRE or ED? Sempra currently has a consensus target price of $80.54, suggesting a potential upside of 7.74%. Consolidated Edison has a consensus target price of $103.60, suggesting a potential downside of 6.18%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sempra is more favorable than Consolidated Edison.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Consolidated Edison 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummarySempra beats Consolidated Edison on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$39.77B$21.11B$15.76B$18.91BDividend Yield3.05%3.13%5.80%4.14%P/E Ratio21.0734.6315.6132.57Price / Sales2.619.2121.7828.52Price / Cash8.728.4018.5317.53Price / Book1.802.082.014.45Net Income$2.52B$965.53M$667.57M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.36%1.04%0.99%3.51%1 Month Performance4.56%2.09%2.54%-5.38%1 Year Performance17.32%11.38%10.44%4.23% Consolidated Edison Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDConsolidated Edison4.1277 of 5 stars$110.42-0.8%$103.60-6.2%+17.3%$39.77B$15.26B21.0714,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSRESempra4.6309 of 5 stars$69.52-2.2%$80.31+15.5%+3.8%$45.32B$13.19B15.3115,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPCGPG&E4.4368 of 5 stars$16.73-2.9%$21.95+31.2%+0.4%$44.69B$24.42B14.5526,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageDDominion Energy2.8444 of 5 stars$51.68-2.8%$57.00+10.3%+3.9%$44.04B$14.46B19.1417,200Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.6838 of 5 stars$79.72-4.4%$89.35+12.1%+18.9%$39.75B$10.29B19.5912,500Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsWECWEC Energy Group3.2801 of 5 stars$106.38-1.9%$104.38-1.9%+30.0%$33.94B$8.60B22.027,020Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.1628 of 5 stars$130.72-2.1%$139.17+6.5%+21.2%$27.13B$12.46B19.3110,200Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsAEEAmeren4.3536 of 5 stars$96.22-2.5%$99.22+3.1%+31.5%$25.97B$7.62B21.779,240Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCNPCenterPoint Energy2.9694 of 5 stars$36.37-2.1%$34.46-5.3%+30.1%$23.74B$8.64B22.8712,500Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageCMSCMS Energy4.0763 of 5 stars$71.77-1.6%$75.73+5.5%+19.4%$21.44B$7.52B21.629,070Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNINiSource4.1208 of 5 stars$37.88-3.6%$39.33+3.8%+40.4%$17.83B$5.46B23.387,120Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive 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 Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ED) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDonald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains …Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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