Consolidated Edison (ED) Competitors $90.03 +0.96 (+1.08%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, ED or SRE? Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ED or SRE? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformConsolidated EdisonOutperform Votes38040.95% Underperform Votes54859.05% SempraOutperform Votes48460.50% Underperform Votes31639.50% 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% 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 3.7%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. 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, 0.2% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ED or SRE? In the previous week, Consolidated Edison had 12 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Consolidated Edison and 6 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 0.65 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sempra 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ED or SRE? Consolidated Edison presently has a consensus target price of $99.96, indicating a potential upside of 11.03%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $91.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.52%. Given Consolidated Edison's higher possible upside, 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 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ED or SRE? Sempra has lower revenue, but higher 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$15.03B2.07$2.52B$5.3116.95Sempra$12.92B4.26$3.08B$4.5419.12 SummarySempra beats Consolidated Edison on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$31.19B$19.86B$13.47B$19.18BDividend Yield3.65%3.45%4.09%3.58%P/E Ratio16.9519.6294.9541.22Price / Sales2.072.1525.9317.58Price / Cash8.448.4518.4721.28Price / Book1.471.762.185.32Net Income$2.52B$896.09M$629.73M$989.67M7 Day Performance-2.87%-1.11%-1.91%-3.45%1 Month Performance-8.75%-5.14%-2.55%-3.73%1 Year Performance0.92%2.56%1.50%12.06% Consolidated Edison Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDConsolidated Edison4.724 of 5 stars$90.03+1.1%$99.96+11.0%+0.8%$31.19B$15.03B16.9514,592Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSRESempra4.6717 of 5 stars$89.52+0.4%$91.60+2.3%+18.7%$56.70B$12.92B19.6416,835PCGPG&E4.2524 of 5 stars$19.78+0.2%$23.10+16.8%+14.2%$51.73B$24.43B15.4328,010Analyst ForecastDDominion Energy3.7522 of 5 stars$53.95-0.2%$56.58+4.9%+13.7%$45.32B$14.39B18.9617,700PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8403 of 5 stars$86.75-0.1%$89.17+2.8%+40.1%$43.22B$11.24B21.3312,543WECWEC Energy Group4.1105 of 5 stars$95.48-0.3%$96.91+1.5%+15.5%$30.21B$8.89B23.417,000Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.7851 of 5 stars$122.66+2.1%$134.31+9.5%+9.9%$25.40B$12.42B16.439,950Analyst RevisionAEEAmeren3.6727 of 5 stars$89.52-0.4%$89.89+0.4%+23.9%$23.90B$7.50B21.149,372News CoverageCNPCenterPoint Energy4.106 of 5 stars$32.50+1.8%$31.27-3.8%+15.0%$21.18B$8.70B21.158,827Dividend IncreaseCMSCMS Energy4.3757 of 5 stars$66.70-0.9%$70.36+5.5%+16.7%$19.93B$7.48B19.238,356Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.4952 of 5 stars$36.72+0.5%$37.50+2.1%+38.7%$17.14B$5.51B22.157,411 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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