Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP) Competitors $9.30 -0.01 (-0.05%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.32 +0.01 (+0.11%) As of 09/12/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ELP vs. EBR, TLN, KEP, LNT, EVRG, SBS, WES, WTRG, DTM, and OKLOShould you be buying Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) include Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR), Talen Energy (TLN), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), and Oklo (OKLO). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) vs. Its Competitors Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Talen Energy Korea Electric Power Alliant Energy Evergy Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Western Midstream Partners Essential Utilities DT Midstream Oklo Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (NYSE:ELP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, EBR or ELP? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EBR or ELP? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL). Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras$7.45B2.62$1.92B$0.5216.67Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)$23.87B0.23$520.91M$0.1754.74 Do analysts prefer EBR or ELP? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is EBR or ELP a better dividend stock? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) pays out 229.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders believe in EBR or ELP? 2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is EBR or ELP more profitable? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)'s net margin of 12.77%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)'s return on equity of 11.15% beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras15.65% 7.05% 3.03% Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) 12.77%11.15%4.89% Does the media refer more to EBR or ELP? In the previous week, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras had 2 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras and 2 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL). Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)'s score of 0.85 indicating that Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) on 10 of the 16 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. 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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 (COPEL)UTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.54B$25.48B$17.19B$21.59BDividend Yield4.24%3.70%5.36%3.48%P/E Ratio54.7419.4452.3129.75Price / Sales0.234.0828.7886.32Price / Cash7.928.9719.1825.00Price / Book1.172.302.224.58Net Income$520.91M$1.43B$755.16M$999.94M7 Day Performance2.08%1.04%0.92%0.68%1 Month Performance2.93%-0.99%0.63%3.10%1 Year Performance18.69%10.35%212.20%14.39% Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)1.672 of 5 stars$9.31-0.1%N/A+22.7%$5.54B$23.87B54.744,396News CoverageEBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras2.7553 of 5 stars$8.34-1.5%N/A+17.6%$19.04B$43.68B16.037,710News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓TLNTalen Energy1.4223 of 5 stars$383.49-1.5%$326.08-15.0%N/A$17.78B$2.12B108.641,894Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKEPKorea Electric Power1.4264 of 5 stars$13.68+2.3%N/A+63.0%$17.17B$94.99T4.6848,440News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownLNTAlliant Energy3.9105 of 5 stars$64.05-0.9%$65.50+2.3%+10.1%$16.61B$3.98B19.772,998News CoveragePositive NewsEVRGEvergy3.0414 of 5 stars$70.77-1.2%$74.44+5.2%+20.1%$16.48B$5.85B19.444,731Positive NewsSBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp2.7653 of 5 stars$23.18+0.1%N/A+39.8%$15.83B$6.70B8.0210,552Positive NewsShort Interest ↓WESWestern Midstream Partners2.1219 of 5 stars$38.01-0.1%$39.60+4.2%-1.2%$14.51B$3.61B11.691,511News CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8858 of 5 stars$38.34-2.6%$44.50+16.1%-0.4%$11.04B$2.09B16.453,291Positive NewsShort Interest ↑DTMDT Midstream3.6716 of 5 stars$104.60-0.6%$110.67+5.8%+42.0%$10.69B$981M28.04360News CoveragePositive NewsOKLOOklo2.1462 of 5 stars$70.54+1.1%$66.45-5.8%+1,221.3%$10.30BN/A-167.9478Insider TradeOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Oklo Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ELP) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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