SBS vs. XEL, EXC, CQP, FTS, LNT, WES, EVRG, AGR, EBR, and WTRG
Should you be buying Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP include Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Avangrid (AGR), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), and Essential Utilities (WTRG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP vs.
Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (NYSE:SBS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Xcel Energy and 0 mentions for Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's score of 0.00 indicating that Xcel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a net margin of 25.62% compared to Xcel Energy's net margin of 13.67%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's return on equity of 27.73% beat Xcel Energy's return on equity.
Xcel Energy currently has a consensus price target of $69.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.10%. Given Xcel Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP.
Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP received 184 more outperform votes than Xcel Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.21% of users gave Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP an outperform vote while only 31.62% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote.
Xcel Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP beats Xcel Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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