ELPC vs. FTS, LNT, EVRG, WES, EBR, SBS, TLN, WTRG, KEP, and DTM
Should you be buying Companhia Paranaense de Energia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Paranaense de Energia include Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Talen Energy (TLN), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Korea Electric Power (KEP), and DT Midstream (DTM). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia vs.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (NYSE:ELPC) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Fortis received 279 more outperform votes than Companhia Paranaense de Energia when rated by MarketBeat users.
57.8% of Fortis shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis pays out 71.6% 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.
Fortis has a net margin of 14.12% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia's net margin of 0.00%. Fortis' return on equity of 7.09% beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia's return on equity.
Fortis has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia. Companhia Paranaense de Energia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Companhia Paranaense de Energia had 2 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia and 3 mentions for Fortis. Companhia Paranaense de Energia's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Fortis' score of -0.14 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Fortis beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ELPC) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
