ELP vs. ENIC, BKH, OTTR, AQN, POR, PNM, IDA, PAM, TAC, and KEN
Should you be buying Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL include Enel Chile (ENIC), Black Hills (BKH), Otter Tail (OTTR), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Portland General Electric (POR), PNM Resources (PNM), IDACORP (IDA), Pampa Energía (PAM), TransAlta (TAC), and Kenon (KEN). These companies are all part of the "electric services" industry.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) and Enel Chile (NYSE:ENIC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Enel Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL.
In the previous week, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL had 1 more articles in the media than Enel Chile. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL and 2 mentions for Enel Chile. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Enel Chile's score of 0.30 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Enel Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Enel Chile pays out 55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL received 53 more outperform votes than Enel Chile when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave Enel Chile an outperform vote.
3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Enel Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Enel Chile has a net margin of 15.66% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's net margin of 10.17%. Enel Chile's return on equity of 51.15% beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's return on equity.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enel Chile has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL beats Enel Chile on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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