Eversource Energy (ES) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ES or DUK?

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Eversource Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Duke Energy and 16 mentions for Eversource Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Eversource Energy's score of 1.04 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eversource Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duke Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ES or DUK?

80.0% of Eversource Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Eversource Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ES or DUK?

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
Eversource Energy	$11.62B	1.85	-$442.24M	-$1.57	-37.28
Duke Energy	$30.21B	2.76	$2.84B	$5.44	19.83

Which has more risk and volatility, ES or DUK?

Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ES or DUK?

Eversource Energy presently has a consensus price target of $68.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.84%. Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $122.23, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Given Eversource Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Eversource Energy is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eversource Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Duke Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ES or DUK?

Duke Energy received 150 more outperform votes than Eversource Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.72% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote while only 46.63% of users gave Eversource Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eversource Energy	Outperform Votes 463 46.63%	Underperform Votes 530 53.37%
Duke Energy	Outperform Votes 613 53.72%	Underperform Votes 528 46.28%

Is ES or DUK 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
Eversource Energy	-4.73%	10.90%	2.78%
Duke Energy	14.31%	9.34%	2.53%

Is ES or DUK a better dividend stock?

Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Eversource Energy pays out -182.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years and Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Eversource Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

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