Consolidated Edison (ED) Competitors

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SRE or ED?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sempra	$16.72B	3.23	$3.08B	$4.54	18.77
Consolidated Edison	$14.66B	2.21	$2.52B	$5.31	17.65

Which has more volatility and risk, SRE or ED?

Sempra has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SRE or ED?

Sempra currently has a consensus price target of $91.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.47%. Consolidated Edison has a consensus price target of $100.64, suggesting a potential upside of 7.36%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Consolidated Edison	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SRE or ED?

89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SRE or ED?

Sempra received 104 more outperform votes than Consolidated Edison when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 40.95% of users gave Consolidated Edison an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sempra	Outperform Votes 484 60.50%	Underperform Votes 316 39.50%
Consolidated Edison	Outperform Votes 380 40.95%	Underperform Votes 548 59.05%

Is SRE or ED 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
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%
Consolidated Edison	12.27%	8.70%	2.78%

Does the media favor SRE or ED?

In the previous week, Consolidated Edison had 8 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Consolidated Edison and 17 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 0.67 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sempra	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Consolidated Edison	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SRE or ED a better dividend stock?

Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Consolidated Edison pays out 62.5% 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 21 consecutive years and Consolidated Edison has raised its dividend for 51 consecutive years. Consolidated Edison is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Sempra beats Consolidated Edison on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.