The stock of Edison International (EIX) has seen a 0.95% increase in the past week, with a 0.85% gain in the past month, and a 5.36% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.79%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.76% for EIX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.38% for EIX’s stock, with a 4.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Edison International (NYSE: EIX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Edison International (NYSE: EIX) is above average at 22.93x. The 36-month beta value for EIX is also noteworthy at 0.96. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EIX is 384.24M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.59% of that float. The average trading volume of EIX on April 30, 2024 was 2.15M shares.
EIX) stock’s latest price update
Edison International (NYSE: EIX)’s stock price has plunge by 1.70relation to previous closing price of 70.14. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.95% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. InvestorPlace reported 2024-04-28 that In practically any market environment, utility stocks make sense. As I’ve said countless times before, bad things happen when people flip the switch and light fails to emerge.
Analysts’ Opinion of EIX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EIX stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for EIX by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EIX in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $78 based on the research report published on April 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Guggenheim, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EIX reach a price target of $84. The rating they have provided for EIX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 22nd, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to EIX, setting the target price at $68 in the report published on October 23rd of the previous year.
EIX Trading at 3.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EIX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.79%, as shares surge +1.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.33% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EIX rose by +0.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $69.72. In addition, Edison International saw -0.22% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EIX starting from Choi Caroline, who sale 11,222 shares at the price of $71.64 back on Sep 15 ’23. After this action, Choi Caroline now owns 20,881 shares of Edison International, valued at $803,967 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EIX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Edison International stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 8.25, with 1.61 for asset returns.
Based on Edison International (EIX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.7 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.79.
Conclusion
In summary, Edison International (EIX) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
