Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for EIX

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Edison International in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.55 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.36. The consensus estimate for Edison International’s current full-year earnings is $4.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Edison International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.35 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Edison International from $94.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Edison International from $88.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Edison International from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $56.50 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group raised Edison International from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $69.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Guggenheim cut Edison International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $76.82.

Edison International Trading Up 0.7 %

EIX stock opened at $58.59 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $55.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.20. Edison International has a fifty-two week low of $49.06 and a fifty-two week high of $88.77. The firm has a market cap of $22.56 billion, a PE ratio of 17.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The utilities provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $17.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.92 billion. Edison International had a net margin of 8.52% and a return on equity of 13.17%.

Edison International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.8275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 7th. This represents a $3.31 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.65%. Edison International’s payout ratio is currently 100.30%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Edison International

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in shares of Edison International by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 523,433 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $41,791,000 after acquiring an additional 16,614 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Edison International during the 4th quarter valued at about $235,000. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of Edison International by 23.7% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 61,342 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,898,000 after purchasing an additional 11,764 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc raised its holdings in shares of Edison International by 19.5% in the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 1,695,182 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $134,335,000 after purchasing an additional 276,656 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Edison International by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,416,770 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $192,955,000 after purchasing an additional 76,654 shares during the period. 88.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.