Consolidated Edison, Inc. vs Kraft Heinz Co — how do they compare? Consolidated Edison, Inc. trades at $107.5 (market cap $39.31B), while Kraft Heinz Co trades at $24.7 (market cap $29.56B). The key difference: Consolidated Edison, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Kraft Heinz Co pays the higher dividend (6.42%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ED | KHC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $39.31B | $29.56B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $115.46 | $28.06 |
52-Week Low | $95.37 | $21.21 |
Enterprise Value | $66.16B | $45.88B |
Dividend Yield | 3.3% | 6.42% |
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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.
Read more on ED →In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create the third-largest food and beverage manufacturer in North America behind PepsiCo and Nestle and the fifth-largest player in the world. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. Outside North America, the firm's global reach includes a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drive around one fifth of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.
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