Edison International (EIX) Competitors $86.12 +0.48 (+0.56%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EIX vs. SO, DUK, ETR, PPL, FE, ES, PNW, OGE, IDA, and PORShould you be buying Edison International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Edison International include Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), FirstEnergy (FE), Eversource Energy (ES), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), and Portland General Electric (POR). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Edison International vs. Southern Duke Energy Entergy PPL FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric Southern (NYSE:SO) and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SO or EIX? Edison International received 223 more outperform votes than Southern when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.98% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 49.67% of users gave Southern an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouthernOutperform Votes53449.67% Underperform Votes54150.33% Edison InternationalOutperform Votes75762.98% Underperform Votes44537.02% Do analysts rate SO or EIX? Southern currently has a consensus target price of $89.27, suggesting a potential upside of 1.47%. Edison International has a consensus target price of $88.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Given Edison International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Edison International is more favorable than Southern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Edison International 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is SO or EIX a better dividend stock? Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Southern pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edison International pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southern has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and Edison International has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Is SO or EIX more profitable? Southern has a net margin of 17.87% compared to Edison International's net margin of 8.52%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.17% beat Southern's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Southern17.87% 12.78% 3.25% Edison International 8.52%13.17%2.55% Which has more volatility & risk, SO or EIX? Southern has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SO or EIX? In the previous week, Southern had 5 more articles in the media than Edison International. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Southern and 19 mentions for Edison International. Southern's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Edison International's score of 1.12 indicating that Southern is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Southern 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Edison International 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SO or EIX? 64.1% of Southern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Southern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Edison International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, SO or EIX? Southern has higher revenue and earnings than Edison International. Southern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edison International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSouthern$26.43B3.65$3.98B$4.3020.46Edison International$16.34B2.04$1.41B$3.4125.26 SummaryEdison International beats Southern on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get Edison International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EIX 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 EIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEdison InternationalElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$33.16B$13.88B$13.66B$19.96BDividend Yield3.64%4.38%4.05%3.49%P/E Ratio25.2613.0698.4336.42Price / Sales2.048,424.5032.4817.94Price / Cash6.618.8518.2921.28Price / Book2.032.182.304.59Net Income$1.41B$666.62M$618.52M$985.93M7 Day Performance4.85%1.82%0.04%0.45%1 Month Performance1.78%1.18%-1.54%1.05%1 Year Performance31.40%28.02%9.86%24.67% Edison International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EIXEdison International4.9176 of 5 stars$86.12+0.6%$88.75+3.1%+31.1%$33.16B$16.34B25.2614,375Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSOSouthern4.4873 of 5 stars$87.97-0.4%$89.27+1.5%+26.7%$96.39B$26.43B20.4628,100Ex-DividendPositive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.5879 of 5 stars$113.78+0.2%$121.85+7.1%+27.4%$87.74B$29.06B20.9227,037Positive NewsETREntergy4.5918 of 5 stars$150.71+0.5%$150.42-0.2%+52.3%$32.14B$12.15B18.3612,177Analyst ForecastPPLPPL3.9306 of 5 stars$34.27+0.4%$35.50+3.6%+31.0%$25.19B$8.31B30.606,629FEFirstEnergy4.6619 of 5 stars$41.73+0.4%$46.00+10.2%+11.5%$23.96B$12.87B26.9212,042Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionESEversource Energy4.6785 of 5 stars$61.61-0.1%$70.46+14.4%+5.7%$22.60B$11.91B-39.2410,171Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.6534 of 5 stars$91.79+0.9%$82.04-10.6%+28.0%$10.34B$4.70B17.386,133Analyst DowngradeOGEOGE Energy4.1176 of 5 stars$43.11-0.1%$39.40-8.6%+24.3%$8.67B$2.67B22.342,329Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.7898 of 5 stars$117.96+0.2%$108.83-7.7%+21.7%$6.27B$1.77B21.892,112PORPortland General Electric3.7758 of 5 stars$46.88-0.1%$48.86+4.2%+14.8%$4.95B$2.92B13.992,842Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SO Alternatives DUK Alternatives ETR Alternatives PPL Alternatives FE Alternatives ES Alternatives PNW Alternatives OGE Alternatives IDA Alternatives POR 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:EIX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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