Edison International (EIX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, EIX or ETR?

Edison International has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EIX or ETR a better dividend stock?

Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Edison International pays out 97.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entergy pays out 98.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Edison International has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Edison International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor EIX or ETR?

In the previous week, Entergy had 13 more articles in the media than Edison International. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Entergy and 50 mentions for Edison International. Entergy's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Edison International's score of 0.29 indicating that Entergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Edison International	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Entergy	33 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EIX or ETR?

Edison International received 296 more outperform votes than Entergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.74% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 49.63% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Edison International	Outperform Votes 761 62.74%	Underperform Votes 452 37.26%
Entergy	Outperform Votes 465 49.63%	Underperform Votes 472 50.37%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EIX or ETR?

Entergy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Edison International. Edison International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, 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
Edison International	$16.34B	1.23	$1.41B	$3.41	15.28
Entergy	$11.88B	3.08	$2.36B	$2.43	34.88

Do analysts prefer EIX or ETR?

Edison International presently has a consensus target price of $80.11, indicating a potential upside of 53.77%. Entergy has a consensus target price of $82.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.30%. Given Edison International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Edison International is more favorable than Entergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edison International	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EIX or ETR?

89.0% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Edison International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EIX or ETR more profitable?

Entergy has a net margin of 8.90% compared to Edison International's net margin of 8.52%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.17% beat Entergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edison International	8.52%	13.17%	2.55%
Entergy	8.90%	10.68%	2.49%

Summary

Edison International beats Entergy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.