Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of EIX Q1 Earnings

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Edison International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $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 announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on EIX. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Edison International from $96.00 to $87.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Edison International from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Edison International from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Edison International from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Argus boosted their target price on shares of Edison International from $82.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $88.58.

Edison International Stock Performance

Shares of EIX opened at $80.26 on Monday. Edison International has a 52-week low of $63.15 and a 52-week high of $88.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.07 billion, a PE ratio of 23.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.92. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $83.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96.

Institutional Trading of Edison International

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EIX. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Edison International by 0.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 32,549,936 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,834,774,000 after buying an additional 224,337 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Edison International by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 21,800,874 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,898,638,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741,835 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Edison International by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,620,520 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $835,142,000 after purchasing an additional 210,461 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Edison International by 0.5% in the second quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 5,015,988 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $360,198,000 after purchasing an additional 24,834 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Edison International by 1.8% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,864,399 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $277,503,000 after buying an additional 67,089 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Adam S. Umanoff sold 25,619 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.05, for a total value of $2,127,657.95. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.03% of the company’s stock.

Edison International Increases Dividend

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

About Edison International

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.