Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Edison International in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.34 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.32. The consensus estimate for Edison International's current full-year earnings is $4.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Edison International's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS.
Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on EIX. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Edison International from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Edison International from $74.00 to $72.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Bank of America began coverage on Edison International in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They set a "buy" rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. Argus raised their price objective on Edison International from $82.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Edison International in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $93.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Edison International presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $88.58.
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Shares of Edison International stock opened at $79.52 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Edison International has a 1 year low of $63.15 and a 1 year high of $88.77. The firm has a market cap of $30.79 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.30.
Edison International (NYSE:EIX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $5.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. Edison International had a return on equity of 13.17% and a net margin of 8.52%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.38 EPS.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.8275 per share. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.16%. This is an increase from Edison International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. Edison International's dividend payout ratio is 97.07%.
In related news, VP Adam S. Umanoff sold 25,619 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.05, for a total transaction of $2,127,657.95. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Highline Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Edison International in the third quarter worth $26,000. Groupama Asset Managment boosted its position in shares of Edison International by 0.8% during the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 29,911 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Edison International in the second quarter worth $27,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in Edison International during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Edison International by 53.8% during the 2nd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 400 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. 88.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Edison International, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation and distribution of electric power. The company supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 50,000 square mile area of southern California to residential, commercial, industrial, public authorities, agricultural, and other sectors.
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