Eversource Energy (ES) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DUK or ES?

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DUK or ES a better dividend stock?

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Duke Energy pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eversource Energy pays out 123.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Is DUK or ES more profitable?

Duke Energy has a net margin of 14.90% compared to Eversource Energy's net margin of 6.82%. Eversource Energy's return on equity of 10.99% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Energy	14.90%	9.50%	2.56%
Eversource Energy	6.82%	10.99%	2.79%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DUK or ES?

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Eversource Energy. Duke Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eversource Energy, 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
Duke Energy	$30.36B	2.94	$4.52B	$5.71	20.24
Eversource Energy	$11.90B	1.95	$811.65M	$2.31	27.45

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DUK or ES?

Duke Energy received 150 more outperform votes than Eversource Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.81% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote while only 46.45% of users gave Eversource Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duke Energy	Outperform Votes 615 53.81%	Underperform Votes 528 46.19%
Eversource Energy	Outperform Votes 465 46.45%	Underperform Votes 536 53.55%

Do analysts recommend DUK or ES?

Duke Energy presently has a consensus price target of $121.62, suggesting a potential upside of 5.22%. Eversource Energy has a consensus price target of $67.45, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Eversource Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eversource Energy is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Eversource Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DUK or ES?

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer DUK or ES?

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 30 more articles in the media than Eversource Energy. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Duke Energy and 24 mentions for Eversource Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Eversource Energy's score of 1.20 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duke Energy	30 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eversource Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Duke Energy beats Eversource Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.