Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED – Get Free Report) and A2A (OTCMKTS:AEMMY – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Consolidated Edison and A2A’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Consolidated Edison | 12.53% | 8.44% | 2.83% |
| A2A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Consolidated Edison and A2A”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Consolidated Edison | $16.92 billion | 2.38 | $2.02 billion | $6.09 | 17.85 |
| A2A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Consolidated Edison has higher revenue and earnings than A2A.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Consolidated Edison and A2A, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Consolidated Edison | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.80 |
| A2A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Consolidated Edison presently has a consensus price target of $108.93, suggesting a potential upside of 0.23%. Given Consolidated Edison’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Consolidated Edison is more favorable than A2A.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Consolidated Edison beats A2A on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Edison, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States. It offers electric services to approximately 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County; gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens, and Westchester County; and steam to approximately 1,530 customers in parts of Manhattan. The company also supplies electricity to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York and northern New Jersey; and gas to approximately 0.2 million customers in southeastern New York. In addition, it operates 545 circuit miles of transmission lines; 15 transmission substations; 63 distribution substations; 90,051 in-service line transformers; 3,788 pole miles of overhead distribution lines; and 2,314 miles of underground distribution lines, as well as 4,363 miles of mains and 380,870 service lines for natural gas distribution. Further, the company invests in electric and gas transmission projects. It primarily sells electricity to industrial, commercial, residential, and government customers. Consolidated Edison, Inc. was founded in 1823 and is based in New York, New York.
About A2A
A2A S.p.A. engages in the production, sale, and distribution of gas and electricity, and district heating in Italy and internationally. The company generates electricity through hydroelectric, thermoelectric, photovoltaic, cogeneration, biomass, and wind plants; and sells and distributes gas. It also engages in the production and sale of heat produced through district heating networks; waste management activities, including collection and street sweeping, treatment, disposal, and recovery of materials and energy; and the construction and management of integrated waste disposal plants and systems. In addition, the company offers integrated water cycle management services; and technical consultancy services relating to energy efficiency certificates. Further, it is involved in the management of public lighting systems and street lights, and water purification and sewer activities, as well as offers garbage collection, street sweeping, video surveillance, energy efficiency, and electric mobility services. A2A S.p.A. is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
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