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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is SBS or PAM more profitable?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a net margin of 29.64% compared to Pampa Energia's net margin of 23.73%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's return on equity of 29.34% 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	29.64%	29.34%	13.76%
Pampa Energia	23.73%	13.01%	7.14%

Which has more risk & volatility, SBS or PAM?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pampa Energia has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Which has stronger 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	2.24	$1.78B	$2.89	7.60
Pampa Energia	$1.88B	2.04	$619M	$8.11	8.67

Does the media refer more to SBS or PAM?

In the previous week, Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp had 2 more articles in the media than Pampa Energia. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp and 6 mentions for Pampa Energia. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Pampa Energia's score of 1.37 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pampa Energia	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SBS or PAM?

Pampa Energia has a consensus price target of $85.83, suggesting a potential upside of 22.08%. 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp beats Pampa Energia on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.