Consolidated Edison, Inc. vs Target Corporation — how do they compare? Consolidated Edison, Inc. trades at $107.5 (market cap $39.76B), while Target Corporation trades at $153 (market cap $69.17B). The key difference: Target Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Consolidated Edison, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.27%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ED | TGT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $39.76B | $69.17B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $115.46 | $152.35 |
52-Week Low | $95.37 | $83.68 |
Enterprise Value | $66.61B | $84.47B |
Dividend Yield | 3.27% | 3.05% |
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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 →With 1,926 stores (as of the end of fiscal 2021), Target is a leading American general merchandise retailer, offering a variety of products across several categories, including beauty and household essentials (26% of fiscal 2021 sales), food and beverage (19%), home furnishings and décor (19%), hardlines (18%), and apparel and accessories (17%). Most of Target's stores are large, averaging more than 125,000 square feet. The company has a significant e-commerce presence, deriving around 19% of sales from the channel (up from about 9% in fiscal 2019, before the pandemic). In addition to its namesake stores, Target owns Shipt, an online same-day delivery platform. After it exited Canada in 2015, virtually all of Target's revenue is generated from the United States.
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