Eversource Energy (ES) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ES or ETR?

In the previous week, Eversource Energy and Eversource Energy both had 15 articles in the media. Eversource Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Entergy's score of 0.33 indicating that Eversource Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eversource Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entergy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ES or ETR?

Entergy has higher revenue and 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	$11.91B	1.78	-$442.24M	-$1.57	-36.88
Entergy	$12.15B	2.90	$2.36B	$4.11	20.01

Do analysts recommend ES or ETR?

Eversource Energy currently has a consensus price target of $68.38, suggesting a potential upside of 18.09%. Entergy has a consensus price target of $77.37, suggesting a potential downside of 5.83%. 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, ES or ETR?

Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ES or ETR?

Eversource Energy received 2 more outperform votes than Entergy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 49.46% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote while only 46.58% of users gave Eversource Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eversource Energy	Outperform Votes 463 46.58%	Underperform Votes 531 53.42%
Entergy	Outperform Votes 461 49.46%	Underperform Votes 471 50.54%

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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. 0.3% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Entergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ES or ETR a better dividend stock?

Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.86 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 -182.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 58.5% 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. Eversource Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is ES or ETR more profitable?

Entergy has a net margin of 14.83% compared to Eversource Energy's net margin of -4.73%. Eversource Energy's return on equity of 10.90% beat Entergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eversource Energy	-4.73%	10.90%	2.78%
Entergy	14.83%	9.53%	2.25%

Summary

Entergy beats Eversource Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.