Eversource Energy vs Fortis
ES and FTS 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 FTS compare
Eversource Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.8% versus 5.8% for Fortis).
Eversource Energy pays a dividend yielding 4.5%; Fortis does not pay one.
Eversource Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 1 for Fortis), 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 | FTS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $25.8B | – |
| Share price | $68.55 | $58.67 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.1% | 16.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.8% | 30.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.26 |
| Employees | 11K | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.8× | – |
| P/S | 1.8× | – |
| P/B | 1.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 86.7× | – |
| PEG | 4.40 | – |
| FCF yield | 1.2% | – |
| Fair value | $82.21 | – |
| Margin of safety | 16.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% (better) | 5.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.8% (better) | 6.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 65.7% (better) | 4.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.1% | 5.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 72.3% |
| Operating margin | 21.5% | 28.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.1% (better) | −15.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% (better) | 4.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.78 | 1.42 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.16 (better) | 6.42 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | 2.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.80 (better) | 0.56 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.78 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 10 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.8% (better) | 5.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.1% | 52.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.9M | $45.1K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | – |
Go deeper
- ES stock overview
- ES income statement
- ES valuation and score
- FTS stock overview
- FTS income statement
- FTS valuation and score
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