E.On (ENAKF) & The Competition Critical Comparison

Profitability

This table compares E.On and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E.On	N/A	N/A	N/A
E.On Competitors	8.81%	14.69%	4.07%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.1% of E.On shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares E.On and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
E.On	N/A	N/A	-84.33
E.On Competitors	$16.33 billion	$269.64 million	27.56

E.On’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than E.On. E.On is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

E.On pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. E.On pays out -238.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Multi – Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.6% and pay out 65.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

E.On rivals beat E.On on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About E.On

E.ON SE operates as an energy company in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Energy Networks and Customer Solutions. The Energy Networks segment operates power and gas distribution networks, as well as provides maintenance, repairs, and related services. The Customer Solutions segment supplies power, gas, and heat, as well as with products and services that enhance energy efficiency to residential, small and medium-sized enterprises, large commercial and industrial, sales partners, and public entities. Additionally, it provides SmartSim, a software solution that allows renewable gases to be fed into gas grids; gas quality tracking solutions; GasPro, a mobile gas sample collector; metering solutions; and GasCalc, a software that calculates natural gases, LNG, and biogases properties. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.