Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for EIX

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Edison International in a research report issued on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $1.36 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.34. 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 $1.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.06 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on EIX. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Edison International from $84.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Edison International in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Edison International from $96.00 to $87.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Edison International from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Edison International from $74.00 to $72.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Edison International currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.33.

Edison International Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EIX opened at $57.09 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $22.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.74, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.93. 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.71. Edison International has a one year low of $55.27 and a one year high of $88.77.

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

Edison International Increases Dividend

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 given a dividend of $0.8275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. This is a boost from Edison International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.80%. Edison International’s dividend payout ratio is 97.07%.

Insider Transactions at Edison International

In other news, VP Adam S. Umanoff sold 25,619 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Edison International

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Edison International by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,133 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in Edison International by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 131,877 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $10,529,000 after purchasing an additional 1,329 shares during the period. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Edison International by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 83,942 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,702,000 after purchasing an additional 5,274 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Edison International by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 9,578 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $765,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Edison International by 88.1% in the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 427 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. 88.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.