Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN) vs. Edison International (NYSE:EIX) Financial Comparison

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN) and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and Edison International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	1	1	0	0	1.50
Edison International	4	10	1	0	1.80

Edison International has a consensus price target of $60.58, suggesting a potential upside of 1.10%. Given Edison International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Edison International is more favorable than Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor).

Profitability

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and Edison International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	6.86%	9.59%	3.71%
Edison International	20.50%	14.17%	2.82%

Risk & Volatility

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Edison International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and Edison International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	$2.44 billion	0.27	$191.39 million	$4.19	3.45
Edison International	$19.32 billion	1.19	$4.70 billion	$9.41	6.37

Edison International has higher revenue and earnings than Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor). Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edison International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Edison International beats Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is an Argentine electric utility focused on distributing electricity to homes, businesses and other customers. Its activities include operating and maintaining the distribution network and providing connections and related service to customers in its concession area. Edenor serves the northern and northwestern parts of the City of Buenos Aires and surrounding municipalities in Greater Buenos Aires. The company was formed in 1992 as part of the privatization and restructuring of Argentina’s former state-owned electricity utility, SEGBA.

About Edison International

Edison International is a holding company focused on electric power generation and delivery. Its principal subsidiary, Southern California Edison (SCE), is a regulated electric utility that serves homes and businesses across much of central and Southern California. SCE operates and maintains the electric grid, including transmission and distribution infrastructure, and works to support the region’s shift to cleaner energy. Edison International also provides energy advisory and management services through its Edison Energy business.