Central Puerto (CEPU) Competitors

Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Does the media prefer ENLT or CEPU?

In the previous week, Enlight Renewable Energy had 19 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Enlight Renewable Energy and 2 mentions for Central Puerto. Central Puerto's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Enlight Renewable Energy's score of -0.33 indicating that Enlight Renewable Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enlight Renewable Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Central Puerto	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ENLT or CEPU more profitable?

Central Puerto has a net margin of 50.95% compared to Central Puerto's net margin of 23.15%. Enlight Renewable Energy's return on equity of 20.80% beat Central Puerto's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enlight Renewable Energy	23.15%	4.47%	1.46%
Central Puerto	50.95%	20.80%	13.69%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENLT or CEPU?

Central Puerto received 109 more outperform votes than Enlight Renewable Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Enlight Renewable Energy an outperform vote while only 56.60% of users gave Central Puerto an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enlight Renewable Energy	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Central Puerto	Outperform Votes 120 56.60%	Underperform Votes 92 43.40%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ENLT or CEPU?

Central Puerto has higher revenue and earnings than Enlight Renewable Energy. Central Puerto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlight Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enlight Renewable Energy	$255.70M	8.24	$70.92M	$0.51	35.77
Central Puerto	$1.20B	1.31	$562.57M	$2.37	4.35

Do analysts rate ENLT or CEPU?

Enlight Renewable Energy currently has a consensus price target of $18.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.80%. Central Puerto has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.48%. Given Central Puerto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Central Puerto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enlight Renewable Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Central Puerto	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ENLT or CEPU?

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Central Puerto shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ENLT or CEPU?

Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Puerto has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Enlight Renewable Energy beats Central Puerto on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.