Edison International (EIX) Competitors $53.09 +0.97 (+1.86%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.15 +0.06 (+0.11%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EIX vs. LNT, CMS, DTE, NI, OGE, PCG, PEG, PPL, SRE, and WECShould you be buying Edison International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Edison International include Alliant Energy (LNT), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), PPL (PPL), Sempra Energy (SRE), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Edison International vs. Its Competitors Alliant Energy CMS Energy DTE Energy NiSource OGE Energy Pacific Gas & Electric Public Service Enterprise Group PPL Sempra Energy WEC Energy Group Edison International (NYSE:EIX) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend EIX or LNT? Edison International presently has a consensus price target of $76.35, indicating a potential upside of 43.81%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $64.23, indicating a potential downside of 1.90%. Given Edison International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Edison International is more favorable than Alliant Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Edison International 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Alliant Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Which has better earnings & valuation, EIX or LNT? Edison International has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Edison International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEdison International$17.54B1.16$1.55B$6.817.80Alliant Energy$3.98B4.22$690M$2.9022.58 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EIX or LNT? 88.9% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Edison International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is EIX or LNT a better dividend stock? Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Edison International pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 70.0% 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. Edison International has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Alliant Energy 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. Is EIX or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.26% compared to Edison International's net margin of 16.00%. Edison International's return on equity of 12.11% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Edison International16.00% 12.11% 2.33% Alliant Energy 18.26%12.01%3.71% Which has more volatility & risk, EIX or LNT? Edison International has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EIX or LNT? In the previous week, Edison International had 41 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Edison International and 5 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Edison International's score of 0.78 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Edison International 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEdison International beats Alliant Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 EIX 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 InternationalUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.44B$25.13B$16.00B$20.63BDividend Yield6.40%3.71%5.46%3.67%P/E Ratio7.8034.7019.9429.01Price / Sales1.164.13201.6765.92Price / Cash3.798.9519.0322.82Price / Book1.282.292.144.43Net Income$1.55B$1.43B$751.46M$993.74M7 Day Performance0.26%-1.09%-0.99%-3.39%1 Month Performance1.05%1.12%20.27%-2.10%1 Year Performance-35.49%17.23%182.89%10.09% Edison International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EIXEdison International4.9654 of 5 stars$53.09+1.9%$76.35+43.8%-34.9%$20.44B$17.54B7.8014,013Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.8719 of 5 stars$63.93-1.6%$64.23+0.5%+15.7%$16.41B$3.98B22.022,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCMSCMS Energy3.3675 of 5 stars$71.71-1.5%$77.25+7.7%+11.6%$21.43B$7.52B21.268,324Trending NewsEarnings ReportDTEDTE Energy4.3494 of 5 stars$137.62-1.3%$141.53+2.8%+12.2%$28.55B$12.46B18.599,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.1546 of 5 stars$41.33-2.0%$41.50+0.4%+34.1%$19.45B$5.93B22.337,746Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOGEOGE Energy4.1266 of 5 stars$44.25-1.4%$46.80+5.8%+14.2%$8.91B$2.99B18.282,291News CoverageEarnings ReportPCGPacific Gas & Electric4.0218 of 5 stars$13.99-0.7%$20.55+46.9%-23.4%$37.39B$24.42B12.8228,410Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.0958 of 5 stars$86.88-0.8%$90.50+4.2%+11.6%$43.33B$10.29B23.7326,094Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPPLPPL3.4323 of 5 stars$35.87-1.9%$36.70+2.3%+17.6%$26.51B$8.46B26.566,653Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSRESempra Energy4.5455 of 5 stars$80.05-0.9%$80.75+0.9%-0.6%$52.16B$13.19B17.5816,773News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWECWEC Energy Group3.6078 of 5 stars$107.75-1.6%$106.40-1.3%+24.3%$34.38B$8.60B21.007,017News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LNT Alternatives CMS Alternatives DTE Alternatives NI Alternatives OGE Alternatives PCG Alternatives PEG Alternatives PPL Alternatives SRE Alternatives WEC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EIX) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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