Central Puerto (CEPU) Competitors $13.70 +0.01 (+0.07%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CEPU vs. BEP, ENLC, ELPC, BIPC, CWEN, BEPC, OGS, PAM, AROC, and SRShould you be buying Central Puerto stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Puerto include Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), ONE Gas (OGS), Pampa Energía (PAM), Archrock (AROC), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Central Puerto vs. Brookfield Renewable Partners EnLink Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia Brookfield Infrastructure Clearway Energy Brookfield Renewable ONE Gas Pampa Energía Archrock Spire Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) and Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, CEPU or BEP? Central Puerto has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable Partners has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CEPU or BEP? Brookfield Renewable Partners received 345 more outperform votes than Central Puerto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.51% of users gave Brookfield Renewable Partners an outperform vote while only 56.34% of users gave Central Puerto an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral PuertoOutperform Votes12056.34% Underperform Votes9343.66% Brookfield Renewable PartnersOutperform Votes46561.51% Underperform Votes29138.49% Is CEPU or BEP more profitable? Central Puerto has a net margin of 56.44% compared to Brookfield Renewable Partners' net margin of 1.16%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 22.76% beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Puerto56.44% 22.76% 14.97% Brookfield Renewable Partners 1.16%0.24%0.09% Which has better valuation & earnings, CEPU or BEP? Central Puerto has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Renewable Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Puerto, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Puerto$1.20B1.73$562.57M$2.555.37Brookfield Renewable Partners$5.04B1.41-$21M-$0.82-30.46 Does the media refer more to CEPU or BEP? In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable Partners had 10 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Brookfield Renewable Partners and 1 mentions for Central Puerto. Central Puerto's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' score of 1.05 indicating that Central Puerto is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Puerto 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Brookfield Renewable Partners 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CEPU or BEP? 3.0% of Central Puerto shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Brookfield Renewable Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CEPU or BEP a better dividend stock? Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Brookfield Renewable Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Central Puerto pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Renewable Partners pays out -173.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Brookfield Renewable Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate CEPU or BEP? Central Puerto presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.38%. Brookfield Renewable Partners has a consensus target price of $31.78, suggesting a potential upside of 27.21%. Given Brookfield Renewable Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable Partners is more favorable than Central Puerto.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) 2.00Brookfield Renewable Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryBrookfield Renewable Partners beats Central Puerto on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Central Puerto News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CEPU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CEPU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentral PuertoElectric services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.07B$13.93B$8.46B$19.96BDividend Yield1.41%4.37%11.48%3.49%P/E Ratio5.3712.7214.9135.39Price / Sales1.738,558.22127.4818.01Price / Cash2.158.6911.4421.27Price / Book1.112.063.284.58Net Income$562.57M$666.62M$952.17M$985.93M7 Day Performance4.14%1.82%0.36%0.45%1 Month Performance31.18%1.18%2.03%1.05%1 Year Performance87.35%28.02%402.52%24.67% Central Puerto Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CEPUCentral Puerto3.3834 of 5 stars$13.70+0.1%$12.00-12.4%+85.1%$2.07B$1.20B5.371,181Positive NewsBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners4.0078 of 5 stars$24.98-1.3%$31.78+27.2%+1.4%$7.22B$5.04B0.004,770Positive NewsENLCEnLink Midstream1.9582 of 5 stars$15.45-1.0%$15.40-0.3%+19.7%$7.07B$6.65B73.571,072Analyst RevisionELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$5.98-0.5%N/AN/A$6.42BN/A0.005,730BIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/A$43.43+1.3%N/A+36.4%$5.73B$3.64B30.161,700CWENClearway Energy1.8403 of 5 stars$27.92+0.5%$33.13+18.6%+23.1%$5.62B$1.31B26.8560Positive NewsBEPCBrookfield Renewable3.2516 of 5 stars$31.34+2.0%$32.00+2.1%+19.4%$5.52B$5.04B0.001,890Positive NewsOGSONE Gas3.465 of 5 stars$76.04-0.6%$68.10-10.4%+26.0%$4.33B$2.37B19.803,900PAMPampa Energía1.3759 of 5 stars$81.89+3.1%$63.00-23.1%+87.4%$4.33B$1.73B12.601,924AROCArchrock3.3772 of 5 stars$24.32-0.9%$24.67+1.4%+67.8%$4.30B$990.34M26.721,100SRSpire3.0309 of 5 stars$68.39+0.7%$66.56-2.7%+12.2%$3.92B$2.67B16.443,589Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives EnLink Midstream Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Alternatives Clearway Energy Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Alternatives ONE Gas Alternatives Pampa Energía Alternatives Archrock Alternatives Spire Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CEPU) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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