CEPU vs. ELPC, ENLC, BEP, CWEN, BIPC, ENIC, TXNM, AROC, OGS, and SR
Should you be buying Central Puerto stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Puerto include Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), Enel Chile (ENIC), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Archrock (AROC), ONE Gas (OGS), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Central Puerto vs.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (NYSE:ELPC) and Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Central Puerto has a net margin of 56.44% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia's net margin of 0.00%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 22.76% beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia's return on equity.
Central Puerto has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.74%. Given Central Puerto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Central Puerto is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia.
In the previous week, Companhia Paranaense de Energia had 3 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia and 2 mentions for Central Puerto. Companhia Paranaense de Energia's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.30 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Central Puerto. Central Puerto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Companhia Paranaense de Energia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Central Puerto received 120 more outperform votes than Companhia Paranaense de Energia when rated by MarketBeat users.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Puerto has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Central Puerto pays out 12.2% 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. Central Puerto is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
3.0% of Central Puerto shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Central Puerto beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CEPU) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
