Eversource Energy (ES) Competitors

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

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 3.7%. Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Duke Energy pays out 76.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eversource Energy pays out -182.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Eversource Energy has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years. Eversource Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DUK or ES?

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Eversource Energy. Eversource Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duke 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	$29.06B	2.98	$2.84B	$5.44	20.62
Eversource Energy	$11.91B	1.90	-$442.24M	-$1.57	-39.39

Does the media prefer DUK or ES?

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Eversource Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Duke Energy and 13 mentions for Eversource Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Eversource Energy's score of 1.28 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eversource Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DUK or ES?

Duke Energy received 150 more outperform votes than Eversource Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.82% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote while only 46.77% of users gave Eversource Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duke Energy	Outperform Votes 613 53.82%	Underperform Votes 526 46.18%
Eversource Energy	Outperform Votes 463 46.77%	Underperform Votes 527 53.23%

Is DUK or ES more profitable?

Duke Energy has a net margin of 14.31% compared to Eversource Energy's net margin of -4.73%. Eversource Energy's return on equity of 10.90% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Energy	14.31%	9.34%	2.53%
Eversource Energy	-4.73%	10.90%	2.78%

Which has more volatility & risk, DUK or ES?

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DUK or ES?

Duke Energy currently has a consensus target price of $121.85, suggesting a potential upside of 8.63%. Eversource Energy has a consensus target price of $70.46, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given Eversource Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Duke Energy beats Eversource Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.