Pampa Energía (PAM) Competitors

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

Is PAM or LNT 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
Pampa Energía	19.86%	12.15%	6.57%
Alliant Energy	16.66%	10.56%	3.31%

Does the media refer more to PAM or LNT?

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Pampa Energía. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alliant Energy and 5 mentions for Pampa Energía. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Pampa Energía's score of 0.29 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pampa Energía	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alliant Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PAM or LNT?

Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings 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
Pampa Energía	$1.80B	2.40	$302M	$6.50	12.22
Alliant Energy	$4.03B	3.97	$703M	$2.58	24.13

Do analysts rate PAM or LNT?

Pampa Energía currently has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.66%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $63.06, suggesting a potential upside of 1.29%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Pampa Energía.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pampa Energía	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has more volatility and risk, PAM or LNT?

Pampa Energía has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAM or LNT?

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 36.59% of users gave Alliant Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pampa Energía	Outperform Votes 299 60.16%	Underperform Votes 198 39.84%
Alliant Energy	Outperform Votes 30 36.59%	Underperform Votes 52 63.41%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PAM or LNT?

12.8% of Pampa Energía shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 55.5% of Pampa Energía shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alliant Energy beats Pampa Energía on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.