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$102.11 -0.44 (-0.43%)
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ED vs. AEP, EVRG, LNT, AEE, ATO, CMS, CNP, DUK, SO, and WEC

Should you be buying Consolidated Edison stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Consolidated Edison include American Electric Power (AEP), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Atmos Energy (ATO), CMS Energy (CMS), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Duke Energy (DUK), Southern (SO), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

Consolidated Edison vs. Its Competitors

Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Consolidated Edison pays out 62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% 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 52 consecutive years and American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Edison. Consolidated Edison is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Electric Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Consolidated Edison$15.26B2.41$1.82B$5.4118.87
American Electric Power$19.72B2.95$2.97B$5.1921.00

Consolidated Edison presently has a consensus price target of $105.09, suggesting a potential upside of 2.92%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $108.31, suggesting a potential downside of 0.61%. Given Consolidated Edison's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Consolidated Edison is more favorable than American Electric Power.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Consolidated Edison
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 11 more articles in the media than Consolidated Edison. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for American Electric Power and 13 mentions for Consolidated Edison. Consolidated Edison's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.06 indicating that Consolidated Edison is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Consolidated Edison
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Electric Power
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.73% compared to Consolidated Edison's net margin of 11.98%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Consolidated Edison's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Consolidated Edison11.98% 8.61% 2.76%
American Electric Power 13.73%11.68%3.08%

Summary

American Electric Power beats Consolidated Edison on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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ED vs. The Competition

MetricConsolidated EdisonUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$36.95B$25.01B$16.11B$21.15B
Dividend Yield3.32%3.68%5.29%3.58%
P/E Ratio18.8734.5320.1827.76
Price / Sales2.414.22203.1758.69
Price / Cash8.838.9619.1123.00
Price / Book1.612.272.174.67
Net Income$1.82B$1.43B$751.46M$993.85M
7 Day Performance1.40%2.40%1.38%1.16%
1 Month Performance1.93%3.24%25.57%4.99%
1 Year Performance6.50%19.68%213.29%12.54%

Consolidated Edison Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ED
Consolidated Edison
4.6371 of 5 stars
$102.11
-0.4%
$105.09
+2.9%
+10.0%$36.95B$15.26B18.8715,097Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AEP
American Electric Power
4.2532 of 5 stars
$105.02
-0.3%
$108.31
+3.1%
+16.3%$56.10B$19.72B20.2416,330Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
EVRG
Evergy
3.4732 of 5 stars
$68.50
-0.7%
$73.19
+6.8%
+26.0%$15.76B$5.85B18.034,731
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.139 of 5 stars
$62.62
+0.9%
$64.23
+2.6%
+18.7%$16.09B$3.98B21.592,998Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AEE
Ameren
4.2279 of 5 stars
$96.55
+0.4%
$101.27
+4.9%
+33.1%$26.10B$7.62B21.418,981Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
ATO
Atmos Energy
4.2032 of 5 stars
$155.53
+0.9%
$156.95
+0.9%
+26.2%$24.70B$4.49B21.605,260Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
3.8971 of 5 stars
$70.59
+0.3%
$77.00
+9.1%
+18.7%$21.11B$7.79B20.958,324Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
3.8931 of 5 stars
$36.21
+0.2%
$36.04
-0.5%
+29.3%$23.63B$8.64B24.308,872Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
DUK
Duke Energy
4.2904 of 5 stars
$117.96
+0.4%
$126.88
+7.6%
+11.5%$91.69B$30.36B19.5626,413Trending News
SO
Southern
4.1659 of 5 stars
$92.74
+0.1%
$92.93
+0.2%
+17.0%$101.93B$27.85B22.1328,600Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.666 of 5 stars
$105.84
+0.3%
$106.40
+0.5%
+33.3%$33.78B$8.60B20.637,017Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Cut

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This page (NYSE:ED) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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