Central Puerto (CEPU) Competitors

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) and EnLink Midstream (NYSE:ENLC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate CEPU or ENLC?

Central Puerto presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.14%. EnLink Midstream has a consensus target price of $15.40, suggesting a potential upside of 5.78%. Given Central Puerto's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Central Puerto is more favorable than EnLink Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Puerto	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
EnLink Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Does the media favor CEPU or ENLC?

In the previous week, Central Puerto had 2 more articles in the media than EnLink Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Central Puerto and 0 mentions for EnLink Midstream. Central Puerto's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat EnLink Midstream's score of 0.00 indicating that Central Puerto is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Puerto	Neutral
EnLink Midstream	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CEPU or ENLC?

3.0% of Central Puerto shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of EnLink Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EnLink Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CEPU or ENLC?

Central Puerto has higher revenue and earnings than EnLink Midstream. Central Puerto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnLink Midstream, 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
Central Puerto	$738.17B	0.00	$562.57M	$0.23	48.70
EnLink Midstream	$6.65B	1.00	$206.20M	$0.21	69.33

Which has more volatility and risk, CEPU or ENLC?

Central Puerto has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnLink Midstream has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEPU or ENLC?

EnLink Midstream received 219 more outperform votes than Central Puerto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.34% of users gave Central Puerto an outperform vote while only 48.50% of users gave EnLink Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Puerto	Outperform Votes 120 56.34%	Underperform Votes 93 43.66%
EnLink Midstream	Outperform Votes 339 48.50%	Underperform Votes 360 51.50%

Is CEPU or ENLC a better dividend stock?

Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. EnLink Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Central Puerto pays out 134.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EnLink Midstream pays out 252.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is CEPU or ENLC more profitable?

Central Puerto has a net margin of 56.44% compared to EnLink Midstream's net margin of 1.96%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 22.76% beat EnLink Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Puerto	56.44%	22.76%	14.97%
EnLink Midstream	1.96%	9.51%	2.76%

Summary

Central Puerto beats EnLink Midstream on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.