Eversource Energy vs FirstEnergy
ES and FE 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 FE compare
Eversource Energy and FirstEnergy are about the same size, with market caps of $26.6B and $26.9B.
On earnings, Eversource Energy is cheaper: it trades at 18.3× trailing earnings, against 22.4× for FirstEnergy.
FirstEnergy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.2% versus 7.8% for Eversource Energy).
Both pay dividends: Eversource Energy yields 4.4% and FirstEnergy 3.0%.
Eversource Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for FirstEnergy), 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 | FE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $26.6B | $26.9B |
| Share price | $70.54 | $46.53 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.7% | 0.87% |
| Change, 5 years | −15.9% | 20.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.39 | 0.27 |
| Employees | 11K | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.3× (better) | 22.4× |
| P/S | 1.9× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× (better) | 24.2× |
| P/FCF | 89.2× | – |
| PEG | 4.53 | 0.63 (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.1% (better) | −8.0% |
| Fair value | $80.57 | $33.48 |
| Margin of safety | 12.5% (better) | −39.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% | 12.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.8% (better) | 6.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −9.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 65.7% (better) | −9.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.1% (better) | −2.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 21.5% (better) | 14.9% |
| Net margin | – | 7.4% |
| FCF margin | 2.1% (better) | −13.3% |
| Return on equity | – | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% (better) | 4.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.78 (better) | 2.32 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.16 (better) | 12.42 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× (better) | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.80 (better) | 0.38 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.79 (better) | 0.66 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.4% (better) | 3.0% |
| Payout ratio | – | 87.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.8% (better) | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.1% | 89.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.3M | −$2.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 5.6% |
Go deeper
- ES stock overview
- ES income statement
- ES valuation and score
- FE stock overview
- FE income statement
- FE valuation and score
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