IDACORP (IDA) Competitors

IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer IDA or EIX?

In the previous week, Edison International had 42 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Edison International and 10 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Edison International's score of 0.00 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDACORP	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Edison International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IDA or EIX?

Edison International has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. Edison International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDACORP, 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
IDACORP	$1.77B	3.33	$261.20M	$5.39	20.47
Edison International	$16.34B	1.49	$1.41B	$3.41	18.39

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IDA or EIX?

89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDACORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Edison International 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IDA or EIX?

Edison International received 553 more outperform votes than IDACORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 49.28% of users gave IDACORP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IDACORP	Outperform Votes 206 49.28%	Underperform Votes 212 50.72%
Edison International	Outperform Votes 759 62.83%	Underperform Votes 449 37.17%

Do analysts prefer IDA or EIX?

IDACORP currently has a consensus target price of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.61%. Edison International has a consensus target price of $83.58, suggesting a potential upside of 33.25%. Given Edison International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Edison International is more favorable than IDACORP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDACORP	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Edison International	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Which has more risk & volatility, IDA or EIX?

IDACORP has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IDA or EIX more profitable?

IDACORP has a net margin of 15.35% compared to Edison International's net margin of 8.52%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.17% beat IDACORP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDACORP	15.35%	9.17%	3.27%
Edison International	8.52%	13.17%	2.55%

Is IDA or EIX a better dividend stock?

IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. IDACORP pays out 63.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edison International pays out 97.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IDACORP has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Summary

Edison International beats IDACORP on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.