Brazilian Electric Power (AXIA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobras, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Brazil. The company generates electricity through hydroelectric, thermal, nuclear, wind, and solar plants. As of December 31, 2020, it owned and operated 31 hydroelectric plants with a total installed capacity of 50,648 megawatts; seven thermal plants, including coal, and oil and gas power generation units with a total installed capacity of 1,595 megawatts; and two nuclear power plants comprising Angra I with an installed capacity of 640 megawatts and Angra II with an installed capacity of 1,350 megawatts. It also operates 66,431 kilometers of transmission lines. The company was founded in 1962 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.93 to $10.27
• 50-Day Range: $9.69 to $11.06
• 52-Week Range: $6.71 to $13.54
• Volume: 1.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $28.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 56.86
• Dividend Yield: 6.45%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Brazilian Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brazilian Electric Power scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Brazilian Electric Power has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brazilian Electric Power has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brazilian Electric Power is 56.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brazilian Electric Power is 56.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Brazilian Electric Power has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brazilian Electric Power has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.13% of the float of Brazilian Electric Power has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brazilian Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brazilian Electric Power has recently increased by 9.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Brazilian Electric Power is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Brazilian Electric Power does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Brazilian Electric Power is 366.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Brazilian Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Brazilian Electric Power this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for AXIA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Brazilian Electric Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brazilian Electric Power insiders have sold 160.83% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $61,580,840.00 in company stock and sold $160,623,863.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.64% of the stock of Brazilian Electric Power is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Services
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AXIA
• CIK: 1439124
• Web: N/A
• Phone: 55 21 2514 5891
• Fax: 55-21-2514-5964
• Employees: 7,168
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 56.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.93
• P/E Growth: 1.43
• Net Income: $1.17 billion
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: -8.82%
• Return on Equity: 9.18%
• Return on Assets: 3.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.52
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 2.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $43.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.66
• Cash Flow: $0.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.10
• Book Value: $7.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,831,260,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $28.98 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.45