Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) Competitors

DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer DTM or ELP?

In the previous week, DT Midstream had 2 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for DT Midstream and 0 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. DT Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's score of -0.04 indicating that DT Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DT Midstream	Positive
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DTM or ELP?

DT Midstream presently has a consensus target price of $95.88, indicating a potential downside of 14.81%. Given DT Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe DT Midstream is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DT Midstream	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, DTM or ELP?

DT Midstream has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DTM or ELP?

81.5% of DT Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of DT Midstream shares are owned by 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DTM or ELP?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL received 190 more outperform votes than DT Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL an outperform vote while only 42.53% of users gave DT Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DT Midstream	Outperform Votes 37 42.53%	Underperform Votes 50 57.47%
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL	Outperform Votes 227 66.76%	Underperform Votes 113 33.24%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DTM or ELP?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has higher revenue and earnings than DT Midstream.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DT Midstream	$922M	11.86	$384M	$4.11	27.38
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL	$4.30B	N/A	$452.44M	N/A	N/A

Is DTM or ELP more profitable?

DT Midstream has a net margin of 41.19% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's net margin of 14.20%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's return on equity of 11.88% beat DT Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DT Midstream	41.19%	9.31%	4.53%
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL	14.20%	11.88%	5.26%

Is DTM or ELP a better dividend stock?

DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. DT Midstream pays out 71.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL beats DT Midstream on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.