Enel Chile (ENIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Enel Chile S.A., traded as ENIC on the NYSE, is one of Chile’s leading integrated electric utilities, with core businesses spanning electricity generation, transmission and distribution. The company serves a diverse customer base that includes residential, commercial and industrial users, striving to deliver reliable power across both urban and rural regions.

In its generation segment, Enel Chile operates a balanced portfolio of assets, including hydroelectric plants, thermal power stations and an expanding suite of renewable energy facilities such as wind and solar farms. Its transmission and distribution operations encompass grid management, maintenance and expansion, ensuring continuity of service and facilitating increased electrification throughout central and northern Chile.

Originally founded as Endesa Chile and privatized in 1987, the company became part of the Enel Group in the mid-2010s and officially adopted the Enel Chile name in 2016. Headquartered in Santiago, Enel Chile leverages the financial strength and technical expertise of its parent to drive strategic initiatives focused on decarbonization, network digitalization and sustainability. These efforts aim to support Chile’s national energy transition goals while enhancing resilience and operational efficiency.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.46 to $4.54
• 50-Day Range: $3.81 to $4.71
• 52-Week Range: $3.10 to $4.74
• Volume: 456,927 shs
• Average Volume: 858,206 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.50
• Dividend Yield: 6.47%
• Price Target: $4.65
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Enel Chile Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Enel Chile scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 94 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Enel Chile has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Enel Chile is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Enel Chile has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Enel Chile are expected to remain at $0.46 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Enel Chile is 11.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Enel Chile is 11.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Enel Chile has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Enel Chile has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Enel Chile has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Enel Chile has recently decreased by 18.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Enel Chile pays a meaningful dividend of 1.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Enel Chile does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Enel Chile is 15.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Enel Chile will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.04% next year. This indicates that Enel Chile will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

Enel Chile has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Enel Chile this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for ENIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Enel Chile to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Enel Chile insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.20% of the stock of Enel Chile is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/31/2026
• Today: 5/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ENIC
• CIK: 1659939
• Web: www.enel.cl
• Phone: (562) 353-4400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,952
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Enel Chile: $4.65
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $4.30
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $537.63 million
• Net Margins: 11.04%
• Pretax Margin: 16.56%
• Return on Equity: 9.50%
• Return on Assets: 4.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.35
• Cash Flow: $0.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.62
• Book Value: $4.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,383,331,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $6.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06