Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Competitors

Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PNW or ETR?

Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, 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
Pinnacle West Capital	$5.12B	2.13	$501.56M	$5.22	17.53
Entergy	$11.88B	2.98	$2.36B	$2.43	33.85

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PNW or ETR?

Entergy received 75 more outperform votes than Pinnacle West Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.68% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote while only 41.77% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pinnacle West Capital	Outperform Votes 391 41.77%	Underperform Votes 545 58.23%
Entergy	Outperform Votes 466 49.68%	Underperform Votes 472 50.32%

Which has more risk and volatility, PNW or ETR?

Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PNW or ETR a better dividend stock?

Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 68.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 98.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pinnacle West Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PNW or ETR?

91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PNW or ETR?

In the previous week, Entergy had 29 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Entergy and 9 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Entergy's score of 1.29 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinnacle West Capital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entergy	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PNW or ETR?

Pinnacle West Capital presently has a consensus target price of $92.28, indicating a potential upside of 0.87%. Entergy has a consensus target price of $84.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Entergy is more favorable than Pinnacle West Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinnacle West Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Is PNW or ETR more profitable?

Pinnacle West Capital has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Entergy's net margin of 8.90%. Entergy's return on equity of 10.68% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinnacle West Capital	12.26%	9.60%	2.43%
Entergy	8.90%	10.68%	2.49%

Summary

Entergy beats Pinnacle West Capital on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.