Eversource Energy vs PPL
ES and PPL 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 PPL compare
Eversource Energy and PPL are about the same size, with market caps of $25.8B and $26.8B.
On earnings, Eversource Energy is cheaper: it trades at 17.8× trailing earnings, against 21.1× for PPL.
Both pay dividends: Eversource Energy yields 4.5% and PPL 3.2%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ES | PPL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $25.8B | $26.8B |
| Share price | $68.55 | $35.65 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.1% | −2.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.8% | 24.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 11K | 6,546 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 9 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.8× (better) | 21.1× |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 2.9× |
| P/B | 1.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.0× (better) | 20.7× |
| P/FCF | 86.7× | – |
| PEG | 4.40 | 1.32 (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.2% (better) | −7.4% |
| Fair value | $82.21 | $35.02 |
| Margin of safety | 16.6% (better) | −1.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.8% | 10.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 28.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 65.7% (better) | 27.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.1% (better) | −3.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 21.5% | 24.1% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 13.5% |
| FCF margin | 2.1% (better) | −21.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.78 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.16 (better) | 8.83 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | 2.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.80 | 0.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.78 | 0.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.5% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | – | 64.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.8% (better) | −8.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% (better) | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.1% | 91.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.9M | −$251K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | – |
Go deeper
- ES stock overview
- ES income statement
- ES valuation and score
- PPL stock overview
- PPL income statement
- PPL valuation and score
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