Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) Competitors $7.12 -0.02 (-0.21%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.10 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 02/21/2025 06:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ELP vs. LNT, WES, EVRG, EBR, TLN, SBS, DTM, WTRG, KNTK, and KEPShould you be buying Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL include Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Talen Energy (TLN), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Kinetik (KNTK), and Korea Electric Power (KEP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL vs. Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Talen Energy Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Essential Utilities Kinetik Korea Electric Power Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders believe in LNT or ELP? 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is LNT or ELP more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 17.33% 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 Alliant Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliant Energy17.33% 11.39% 3.55% Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL 14.20%11.88%5.26% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LNT or ELP? Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL received 197 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlliant EnergyOutperform Votes3036.14% Underperform Votes5363.86% Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPELOutperform Votes22766.76% Underperform Votes11333.24% Do analysts prefer LNT or ELP? Alliant Energy presently has a consensus price target of $63.39, indicating a potential upside of 0.92%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alliant Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Companhia 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 preferable valuation and earnings, LNT or ELP? Alliant Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliant Energy$3.98B4.05$703M$2.6923.35Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL$4.30B0.91$452.44MN/AN/A Is LNT or ELP a better dividend stock? Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Alliant Energy pays out 75.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Alliant Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, LNT or ELP? Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media prefer LNT or ELP? In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 18 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Alliant Energy and 3 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's score of -0.16 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alliant Energy 12 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAlliant Energy beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ELP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPELElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.90B$13.80B$14.35B$20.27BDividend Yield2.40%4.70%4.69%3.64%P/E RatioN/A15.3813.2529.78Price / Sales0.918,938.7621.6615.49Price / Cash5.5010.0518.7020.54Price / Book0.802.291.934.90Net Income$452.44M$690.28M$667.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.79%-0.09%0.39%-1.05%1 Month Performance12.14%1.67%1.55%-1.09%1 Year Performance-13.76%35.86%6.59%13.70% Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL1.6626 of 5 stars$7.12-0.2%N/A-13.8%$3.90B$4.30B0.005,954LNTAlliant Energy3.6536 of 5 stars$61.33+0.4%$63.39+3.4%+27.9%$15.74B$4.03B23.773,281Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners1.4957 of 5 stars$40.57+0.2%$37.88-6.6%+36.5%$15.44B$3.11B10.351,377EVRGEvergy2.7232 of 5 stars$66.66-0.3%$65.36-2.0%+34.5%$15.33B$5.51B18.024,658Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás0.6601 of 5 stars$6.59+4.2%N/A-25.5%$14.79B$7.44B0.008,328Positive NewsGap UpTLNTalen Energy2.8504 of 5 stars$241.54+0.5%$247.10+2.3%+221.6%$12.28B$2.55B12.932,118Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.9076 of 5 stars$17.78+3.9%N/A+6.3%$12.15B$26.17B7.0011,170Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.6007 of 5 stars$100.10-1.3%$101.56+1.5%+73.9%$9.73B$922M24.36360News CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8224 of 5 stars$35.21-1.7%$43.00+22.1%+0.6%$9.67B$2.05B17.603,258Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsKNTKKinetik2.5714 of 5 stars$61.30+0.0%$59.25-3.3%+74.6%$9.66B$1.45B22.62200Positive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.6626 of 5 stars$7.37+1.9%N/A-10.8%$9.46B$67.58B3.4148,696High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ELP) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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