Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for EIX

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Edison International in a research note issued to investors 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 previous 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.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) last released 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. The business had revenue of $5.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.01 billion. Edison International had a net margin of 8.52% and a return on equity of 13.17%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 EPS.

EIX has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Edison International from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays raised shares of Edison International from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $91.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Edison International from $74.00 to $72.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Edison International in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Edison International from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.00.

Edison International Price Performance

Shares of EIX opened at $65.00 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.82. Edison International has a 52-week low of $63.15 and a 52-week high of $88.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.16 billion, a PE ratio of 19.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Edison International by 8.7% during the third 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 during the period. abrdn plc boosted its stake in Edison International by 166.4% in the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 1,418,526 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $123,149,000 after buying an additional 885,955 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in Edison International by 117.8% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 781,736 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $68,081,000 after purchasing an additional 422,752 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its position in Edison International by 595.9% in the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 318,672 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $22,884,000 after purchasing an additional 272,876 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Edison International during the second quarter worth $18,484,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.05, for a total value of $2,127,657.95. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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 $0.8275 dividend. This represents a $3.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 7th. This is an increase from Edison International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. Edison International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.07%.

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.