Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for EIX Earnings

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Edison International in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.34 per share 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.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.13. Edison International had a return on equity of 13.17% and a net margin of 8.52%. The firm had revenue of $5.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Edison International in a report on Thursday, November 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley cut their target price 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. Barclays lifted their price target on Edison International from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Argus upped their price objective on Edison International from $82.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Edison International from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Edison International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.58.

Edison International Price Performance

Edison International stock opened at $80.26 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $31.07 billion, a PE ratio of 23.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $83.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.37. Edison International has a one year low of $63.15 and a one year high of $88.77.

Edison International Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a $0.8275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.12%. This is a boost from Edison International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. Edison International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 97.07%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Edison International

In other Edison International news, VP Adam S. Umanoff sold 25,619 shares of Edison International stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.05, for a total transaction of $2,127,657.95. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.03% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Edison International

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EIX. Highline Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Edison International during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Groupama Asset Managment grew its holdings in shares of Edison International by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 29,911 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Edison International in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Edison International during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Edison International by 53.8% in the 2nd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 400 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.95% of the company’s stock.

Edison International Company Profile

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.