Pampa Energía (PAM) Competitors

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Pampa Energía (NYSE:PAM) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNT or PAM?

Pampa Energía received 269 more outperform votes than Alliant Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.16% of users gave Pampa Energía an outperform vote while only 36.14% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alliant Energy	Outperform Votes 30 36.14%	Underperform Votes 53 63.86%
Pampa Energía	Outperform Votes 299 60.16%	Underperform Votes 198 39.84%

Is LNT or PAM more profitable?

Pampa Energía has a net margin of 19.86% compared to Alliant Energy's net margin of 16.66%. Pampa Energía's return on equity of 12.15% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliant Energy	16.66%	10.56%	3.31%
Pampa Energía	19.86%	12.15%	6.57%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LNT or PAM?

Alliant Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pampa Energía. Pampa Energía is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy	$3.97B	3.82	$703M	$2.58	22.88
Pampa Energía	$2.35T	0.00	$302M	$6.50	13.48

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LNT or PAM?

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Pampa Energía shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of Pampa Energía shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer LNT or PAM?

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Pampa Energía. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alliant Energy and 1 mentions for Pampa Energía. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Pampa Energía's score of -0.50 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy	Positive
Pampa Energía	Negative

Do analysts rate LNT or PAM?

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus target price of $63.39, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Pampa Energía has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential downside of 28.09%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Pampa Energía.

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)	2.33
Pampa Energía	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, LNT or PAM?

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pampa Energía has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alliant Energy and Pampa Energía tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.