Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA vs Consolidated Edison, Inc. — how do they compare? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA trades at $25.35 (market cap $141.17B), while Consolidated Edison, Inc. trades at $111.89 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA is far larger — about 3.4× Consolidated Edison, Inc.'s market cap, and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA pays the higher dividend (4.25%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBVA | ED | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $141.17B | $41.21B |
Sector | Financials | Utilities |
52-Week High | $26.14 | $115.46 |
52-Week Low | $14.73 | $95.37 |
Dividend Yield | 4.25% | 3.11% |
Enterprise Value | — | $68.24B |
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Despite its Spanish origins, BBVA generates three quarters of its profits in emerging markets, especially Mexico that contributes nearly half of BBVA's net profit. BBVA is overwhelmingly a retail and commercial bank with corporate and investment banking forming a smaller part of the overall business.
Read more on BBVA →Con Ed is a holding company for Consolidated Edison of New York, or CECONY, and Orange & Rockland, or O&R. These utilities provide steam, natural gas, and electricity to customers in southeastern New York—including New York City—and small parts of New Jersey. The two utilities will generate nearly all of Con Ed's earnings once it closes the sale of its clean energy business to RWE. Con Ed's clean energy business owns the second-largest portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in the U.S. Following the sale, Con Ed's only non-utility earnings will come from investments in gas and electric transmission.
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