OGE Energy (OGE) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OGE or EIX?

Edison International has higher revenue and earnings than OGE Energy. OGE Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edison International, 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
OGE Energy	$2.67B	3.24	$416.80M	$1.93	22.34
Edison International	$16.34B	2.04	$1.41B	$3.41	25.26

Does the media prefer OGE or EIX?

In the previous week, Edison International had 8 more articles in the media than OGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Edison International and 9 mentions for OGE Energy. OGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Edison International's score of 1.19 indicating that OGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OGE Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Edison International	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OGE or EIX more profitable?

OGE Energy has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Edison International's net margin of 8.52%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.17% beat OGE Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OGE Energy	13.89%	8.59%	2.96%
Edison International	8.52%	13.17%	2.55%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OGE or EIX?

Edison International received 464 more outperform votes than OGE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.98% of users gave Edison International an outperform vote while only 50.60% of users gave OGE Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OGE Energy	Outperform Votes 293 50.60%	Underperform Votes 286 49.40%
Edison International	Outperform Votes 757 62.98%	Underperform Votes 445 37.02%

Do analysts rate OGE or EIX?

OGE Energy presently has a consensus price target of $39.40, suggesting a potential downside of 8.61%. Edison International has a consensus price target of $88.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Given Edison International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Edison International is more favorable than OGE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OGE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Edison International	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OGE or EIX?

71.8% of OGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of OGE Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Edison International shares are held by company 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.

Is OGE or EIX a better dividend stock?

OGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. OGE Energy pays out 87.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Edison International pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OGE Energy has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Edison International has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. OGE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, OGE or EIX?

OGE Energy has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Edison International beats OGE Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.