CNP vs. SRE, PCG, D, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CMS, and NI
Should you be buying CenterPoint Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CenterPoint Energy include Sempra (SRE), PG&E (PCG), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry.
CenterPoint Energy vs.
Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, CenterPoint Energy had 18 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for CenterPoint Energy and 19 mentions for Sempra. CenterPoint Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Sempra's score of 0.84 indicating that CenterPoint Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. CenterPoint Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CenterPoint Energy pays out 55.6% 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. Sempra has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to CenterPoint Energy's net margin of 11.25%. CenterPoint Energy's return on equity of 9.73% beat Sempra's return on equity.
Sempra received 25 more outperform votes than CenterPoint Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 55.10% of users gave CenterPoint Energy an outperform vote.
Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than CenterPoint Energy. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CenterPoint Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sempra presently has a consensus price target of $91.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.35%. CenterPoint Energy has a consensus price target of $31.27, indicating a potential downside of 1.42%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sempra is more favorable than CenterPoint Energy.
89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CenterPoint Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of CenterPoint Energy 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.
Sempra has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CenterPoint Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Sempra beats CenterPoint Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CNP) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
