Q1 EPS Forecast for Edison International Boosted by Analyst

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Edison International in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on EIX. UBS Group upgraded shares of Edison International from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $69.00 to $65.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $72.00 price target on shares of Edison International in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Guggenheim downgraded shares of Edison International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Edison International from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Edison International from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $56.50 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $76.82.

Edison International Price Performance

EIX opened at $57.18 on Monday. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.99. The firm has a market cap of $22.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.77, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.87. Edison International has a 1 year low of $49.06 and a 1 year high of $88.77.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The utilities provider reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.03). The business 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 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 7th will be given a $0.8275 dividend. This represents a $3.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.79%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 7th. Edison International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 100.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Edison International by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 48,589,777 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,879,408,000 after purchasing an additional 1,559,501 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Edison International by 0.7% during 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 last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Edison International by 8.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 21,800,874 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,898,638,000 after acquiring an additional 1,741,835 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Edison International by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,983,519 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $795,123,000 after acquiring an additional 362,999 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of Edison International by 53.9% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,757,034 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $459,642,000 after acquiring an additional 2,016,017 shares in the last quarter. 88.95% of the stock is 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.