Reviewing ENGIE (OTCMKTS:ENGIY) & Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED)

ENGIE (OTCMKTS:ENGIY) and Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ENGIE and Consolidated Edison”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENGIE	$81.38 billion	1.07	$4.33 billion	N/A	N/A
Consolidated Edison	$16.92 billion	2.47	$2.02 billion	$5.65	20.09

ENGIE has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Edison.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for ENGIE and Consolidated Edison, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENGIE	0	3	4	1	2.75
Consolidated Edison	5	7	3	0	1.87

Consolidated Edison has a consensus target price of $108.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.85%. Given Consolidated Edison’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Consolidated Edison is more favorable than ENGIE.

Profitability

This table compares ENGIE and Consolidated Edison’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENGIE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Consolidated Edison	11.95%	8.50%	2.82%

Dividends

ENGIE pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Consolidated Edison pays out 62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Consolidated Edison has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years.

Risk & Volatility

ENGIE has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

About ENGIE

ENGIE SA engages in the power, natural gas, and energy services businesses. It operates through Renewables, Networks, Energy Solutions, FlexGen, Retail, Nuclear, and Others segments. The Renewables segment comprises renewable energy generation activities, including financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of renewable energy facilities using various energy sources, such as hydroelectric, onshore wind, photovoltaic solar, offshore wind, and geothermal. The Networks segment comprises the electricity and gas infrastructure activities and projects, including the management and development of gas and electricity transportation networks and natural gas distribution networks in and outside of Europe, natural gas underground storage in Europe, and regasification infrastructure in France and Chile. The Energy Solutions encompasses the construction and management of decentralized energy networks to produce energy and related services. The FlexGen segment operates flexible thermal generation and electricity, pumping, and battery storage facilities; solutions for decarbonizing industry with low-carbon hydrogen; and financing, construction, and operation of desalination plants. The Retail segment engages in the sale of gas and electricity to professional, individual, and residential clients. The Nuclear segment engages in the nuclear power generation activities. The others segment sells energy to companies and offers energy management services and solutions. The company was formerly known as GDF SUEZ S.A. and changed its name to ENGIE SA in April 2015. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

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.