Eversource Energy vs Entergy
ES and ETR side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ES and ETR compare
Entergy is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Eversource Energy ($51.4B against $25.8B).
On earnings, Eversource Energy is cheaper: it trades at 17.8× trailing earnings, against 28.2× for Entergy.
Entergy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.5% versus 7.8% for Eversource Energy).
Both pay dividends: Eversource Energy yields 4.5% and Entergy 2.3%.
Eversource Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 5 for Entergy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ES | ETR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $25.8B | $51.4B |
| Share price | $68.55 | $110.11 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.1% | 15.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.8% | 111% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.43 |
| Employees | 11K | 12K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.8× (better) | 28.2× |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 3.8× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 2.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.0× (better) | 15.1× |
| P/FCF | 86.7× | – |
| PEG | 4.40 | 2.10 (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.2% (better) | −5.8% |
| Fair value | $82.21 | $78.92 |
| Margin of safety | 16.6% (better) | −39.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% | 9.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.8% (better) | 5.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 65.7% (better) | −3.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.1% (better) | 2.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 21.5% | 22.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.1% (better) | −22.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.78 (better) | 1.90 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.16 (better) | 5.65 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× (better) | 2.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.80 | 0.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.78 | 1.03 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.5% (better) | 2.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.8% (better) | 5.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | −2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% (better) | −0.30% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.1% | 98.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.9M (better) | −$12.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- ES stock overview
- ES income statement
- ES valuation and score
- ETR stock overview
- ETR income statement
- ETR valuation and score
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