Eversource Energy (ES) Competitors

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ES or ETR?

Entergy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eversource Energy. Eversource Energy 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
Eversource Energy	$11.90B	1.88	$811.65M	$2.31	26.36
Entergy	$11.88B	3.05	$2.36B	$2.43	34.59

Does the media refer more to ES or ETR?

In the previous week, Entergy had 22 more articles in the media than Eversource Energy. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Entergy and 25 mentions for Eversource Energy. Entergy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Eversource Energy's score of 0.91 indicating that Entergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eversource Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entergy	32 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ES or ETR?

Eversource Energy currently has a consensus price target of $67.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Entergy has a consensus price target of $84.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.84%. Given Eversource Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Eversource Energy is more favorable than Entergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eversource Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ES or ETR?

Entergy received 2 more outperform votes than Eversource Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.68% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote while only 46.31% of users gave Eversource Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eversource Energy	Outperform Votes 465 46.31%	Underperform Votes 539 53.69%
Entergy	Outperform Votes 467 49.68%	Underperform Votes 473 50.32%

Is ES or ETR a better dividend stock?

Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Eversource Energy pays out 130.3% 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 98.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is ES or ETR more profitable?

Entergy has a net margin of 8.90% compared to Eversource Energy's net margin of 6.82%. Eversource Energy's return on equity of 10.99% beat Entergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eversource Energy	6.82%	10.99%	2.79%
Entergy	8.90%	10.68%	2.49%

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

80.0% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are owned by company 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, ES or ETR?

Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Entergy beats Eversource Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.