Head-To-Head Comparison: Eversource Energy (ES) vs. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt (EDN)

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt (NYSE:EDN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Dividends

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Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt does not pay a dividend. Eversource Energy pays out 61.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eversource Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Eversource Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eversource Energy	12.23%	9.22%	2.79%
Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt	5.09%	112.26%	6.41%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Eversource Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eversource Energy	2	4	8	0	2.43
Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt	2	0	0	0	1.00

Eversource Energy currently has a consensus target price of $67.91, suggesting a potential downside of 2.13%. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.83%. Given Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt is more favorable than Eversource Energy.

Risk & Volatility

Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eversource Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eversource Energy	$8.45 billion	2.60	$987.99 million	$3.28	21.16
Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt	$1.47 billion	0.75	$41.20 million	($1.00)	-24.35

Eversource Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eversource Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Eversource Energy beats Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Eversource Energy Company Profile

Eversource Energy, a public utility holding company, engages in the energy delivery business. The company operates in three segments: Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, and Natural Gas Distribution. It is involved in the transmission and distribution of electricity; and distribution of natural gas. The company operates water regulated utilities. It also provides water services to approximately 226,000 customers. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, fire protection, and other customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, the United States. The company was formerly known as Northeast Utilities and changed its name to Eversource Energy in April 2015. Eversource Energy was founded in 1927 and is based in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt Company Profile

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima, a public service company, engages in the distribution and sale of electricity in Argentina. It serves approximately 8.5 million people in the northwestern part of the greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area and the northern part of the City of Buenos Aires through the concession of 4,637 square kilometers. The company was formerly known as Empresa Distribuidora Norte Sociedad Anónima and changed its name to Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima in June 1996. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Electricidad Argentina S.A.