CEMIG (CIG) Competitors

CEMIG (NYSE:CIG) and NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.

Does the media refer more to CIG or NRG?

In the previous week, NRG Energy had 35 more articles in the media than CEMIG. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for NRG Energy and 2 mentions for CEMIG. CEMIG's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat NRG Energy's score of 1.16 indicating that CEMIG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CEMIG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NRG Energy	21 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CIG or NRG?

97.7% of NRG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NRG Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CIG or NRG more profitable?

CEMIG has a net margin of 20.43% compared to NRG Energy's net margin of 3.43%. NRG Energy's return on equity of 48.96% beat CEMIG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CEMIG	20.43%	20.41%	9.21%
NRG Energy	3.43%	48.96%	4.73%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CIG or NRG?

NRG Energy received 446 more outperform votes than CEMIG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.84% of users gave NRG Energy an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave CEMIG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CEMIG	Outperform Votes 244 57.96%	Underperform Votes 177 42.04%
NRG Energy	Outperform Votes 690 65.84%	Underperform Votes 358 34.16%

Is CIG or NRG a better dividend stock?

CEMIG pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. NRG Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. CEMIG pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NRG Energy pays out 35.9% 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. CEMIG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CIG or NRG?

CEMIG has higher revenue and earnings than NRG Energy. CEMIG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NRG 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
CEMIG	$37.64B	0.15	$1.15B	$0.54	3.62
NRG Energy	$28.13B	0.62	-$202M	$4.90	17.96

Do analysts recommend CIG or NRG?

NRG Energy has a consensus price target of $123.29, indicating a potential upside of 40.07%. Given NRG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NRG Energy is more favorable than CEMIG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CEMIG	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NRG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility & risk, CIG or NRG?

CEMIG has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NRG Energy has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NRG Energy beats CEMIG on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.