Pampa Energia (PAM) Competitors

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) and Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer SBS or PAM?

In the previous week, Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp and Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp both had 2 articles in the media. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Pampa Energia's score of 0.48 indicating that Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Pampa Energia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SBS or PAM?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has higher revenue and earnings than Pampa Energia. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pampa Energia, 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
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	$6.70B	2.05	$1.78B	$2.68	7.49
Pampa Energia	$1.88B	2.10	$619M	$9.21	7.85

Do analysts prefer SBS or PAM?

Pampa Energia has a consensus target price of $85.83, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. Given Pampa Energia's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pampa Energia is more favorable than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Pampa Energia	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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

10.6% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Pampa Energia shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of Pampa Energia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SBS or PAM more profitable?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a net margin of 28.70% compared to Pampa Energia's net margin of 26.73%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's return on equity of 29.18% beat Pampa Energia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	28.70%	29.18%	14.03%
Pampa Energia	26.73%	15.29%	8.32%

Which has more risk and volatility, SBS or PAM?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pampa Energia has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp and Pampa Energia tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.