Atria Investments Inc lessened its stake in Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED – Free Report) by 8.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,863 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 349 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Consolidated Edison were worth $345,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its stake in Consolidated Edison by 4.7% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,334 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Consolidated Edison by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 2,569 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $229,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in Consolidated Edison by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 11,142 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,160,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Consolidated Edison by 2.4% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 5,574 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $580,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Point Inc. grew its stake in Consolidated Edison by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,790 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $249,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. 66.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Consolidated Edison Trading Up 1.9 %
Shares of Consolidated Edison stock opened at $106.60 on Monday. Consolidated Edison, Inc. has a 12-month low of $87.16 and a 12-month high of $107.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The business’s 50 day moving average is $95.96 and its 200-day moving average is $98.17. The stock has a market cap of $36.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.30.
Consolidated Edison Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 19th were given a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.19%. This is a boost from Consolidated Edison’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 19th. Consolidated Edison’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.89%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays lifted their price objective on Consolidated Edison from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Consolidated Edison from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Consolidated Edison from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Mizuho increased their target price on Consolidated Edison from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered Consolidated Edison from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.50.
Consolidated Edison Profile
Consolidated Edison, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States. It offers electric services to approximately 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County; gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens, and Westchester County; and steam to approximately 1,530 customers in parts of Manhattan.
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