Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP – Get Free Report) and Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL and Enlight Renewable Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL | $4.30 billion | 0.90 | $452.44 million | N/A | N/A |
Enlight Renewable Energy | $255.70 million | 7.19 | $70.92 million | $0.57 | 27.91 |
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL has higher revenue and earnings than Enlight Renewable Energy.
Volatility and Risk
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL and Enlight Renewable Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Enlight Renewable Energy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Enlight Renewable Energy has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.28%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL.
Profitability
This table compares Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL and Enlight Renewable Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL | 10.55% | 9.36% | 3.92% |
Enlight Renewable Energy | 27.74% | 5.05% | 1.68% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
About Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, Power Sale, and Gas segments. It is also involved in the piped natural gas distribution. The company operates hydroelectric, wind, and thermoelectric plants; and owns and operates transmission and distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL Operates as a subsidiary of Governo Do Estado Do Parana.
About Enlight Renewable Energy
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
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