Thursday's Top Sectors: Consumer Goods and Utilities
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 20 2025
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Should l Buy EIX?
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Consumer Products Sector Performance: Consumer Products stocks are the best performing sector, down only 0.2%, with Brown-Forman Corp and Clorox Co gaining 2.0% and 1.8%, respectively, despite both being down significantly year-to-date.
Utilities Sector Performance: The Utilities sector follows closely, down 0.3%, with Edison International and PG&E Corp showing gains of 1.4% and 0.7%, respectively, while both are also down year-to-date.
ETFs Overview: The iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF is down 0.1% today but up 5.01% year-to-date, while the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF is down 0.3% today and up 18.79% year-to-date.
Overall Market Snapshot: None of the sectors are up in afternoon trading, with nine sectors experiencing declines, indicating a generally negative market trend.
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Analyst Views on EIX
Wall Street analysts forecast EIX stock price to fall
11 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
5 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 69.080
Low
55.00
Averages
63.73
High
71.00
Current: 69.080
Low
55.00
Averages
63.73
High
71.00
About EIX
Edison International is an electric utility holding company. The Company is focused on providing clean and reliable energy and energy services through its independent companies. It is the parent holding company of Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and Trio. SCE is a public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying and delivering electricity to an approximately 50,000 square mile area across Southern, Central and Coastal California. Trio is a global energy advisory firm providing integrated sustainability and energy advisory services to large commercial, industrial and institutional organizations in North America and Europe. Trio provides integrated strategy and implementation solutions in sustainability, renewables, energy procurement, conventional supply, energy optimization and transportation electrification.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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