The stock price of Consolidated Edison, Inc (NYSE: ED) has surged by 0.52 when compared to previous closing price of 110.47, but the company has seen a -1.52% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-06 that The May collection of Dividend Kings grew to 55, with Automatic Data Processing and RLI Corporation joining, despite two companies dropping off for not increasing dividends. Six top-yield Dividend Kings, including Altria and Canadian Utilities, are now fairly priced, with annual dividends from $1K investments exceeding their single-share prices. Analysts predict net gains of 14.7% to 56.86% for the top ten Dividend Kings by yield for the coming year, based on target prices. Among the 55 Dividend Kings, 16 show negative free cash flow margins, making them cash-poor and unsafe for investment.
Is It Worth Investing in Consolidated Edison, Inc (NYSE: ED) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Consolidated Edison, Inc (NYSE: ED) is above average at 20.50x. The 36-month beta value for ED is also noteworthy at 0.29. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ED is 359.52M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.40% of that float. The average trading volume of ED on May 08, 2025 was 3.00M shares.
ED’s Market Performance
The stock of Consolidated Edison, Inc (ED) has seen a -1.52% decrease in the past week, with a 5.35% rise in the past month, and a 15.44% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.28% for ED. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.05% for ED’s stock, with a 10.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ED
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ED stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for ED by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for ED in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $100 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ED reach a price target of $116, previously predicting the price at $103. The rating they have provided for ED stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 15th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to ED, setting the target price at $108 in the report published on October 09th of the previous year.
ED Trading at 2.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ED to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares surge +4.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.97% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ED fell by -1.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $110.98. In addition, Consolidated Edison, Inc saw 24.44% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ED starting from Miller Joseph, who purchase 1 shares at the price of $103.90 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Miller Joseph now owns 3,619 shares of Consolidated Edison, Inc, valued at $101 using the latest closing price.
Miller Joseph, the VP & Controller of Consolidated Edison, Inc, purchase 1 shares at $92.58 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Miller Joseph is holding 1,220 shares at $98 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ED
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.65 for the gross margin
The net margin for Consolidated Edison, Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at -0.58. Equity return is now at value 8.33, with 2.75 for asset returns.
Based on Consolidated Edison, Inc (ED), the company’s capital structure generated 1.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.48 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.28.
Conclusion
In summary, Consolidated Edison, Inc (ED) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish 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.
