EBR vs. NGG, AEP, TRP, EXC, VST, XEL, CQP, VG, FTS, and LNT
Should you be buying Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás include National Grid (NGG), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Vistra (VST), Xcel Energy (XEL), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Venture Global (VG), Fortis (FTS), and Alliant Energy (LNT). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás vs.
National Grid (NYSE:NGG) and Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.
National Grid received 352 more outperform votes than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.70% of users gave Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote.
National Grid has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a net margin of 26.50% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' return on equity of 9.00% beat National Grid's return on equity.
4.7% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, National Grid had 7 more articles in the media than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for National Grid and 7 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat National Grid's score of 0.56 indicating that Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
National Grid has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Grid, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
National Grid pays an annual dividend of $2.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. National Grid pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 23.2% 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.
Summary
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás beats National Grid on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EBR) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
