Enel Chile (ENIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Enel Chile S.A. is a Chilean electricity company and part of the global Enel Group. The company operates across the power sector, with activities that include electricity generation, distribution and the development of renewable-energy projects.

Through its generation businesses, including Enel Generación Chile and Enel Green Power Chile, Enel Chile produces electricity from a diversified mix of sources such as hydropower, solar, wind and thermal generation. Its renewable-energy operations support the development and operation of utility-scale clean-energy facilities in Chile.

Enel Chile also provides electricity distribution services through Enel Distribución Chile, serving residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Santiago metropolitan area and surrounding locations. The company’s operations are focused primarily on the Chilean market, while its business forms part of Enel’s broader international energy platform.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.24 to $4.37
• 50-Day Range: $4.14 to $4.59
• 52-Week Range: $3.64 to $4.74
• Volume: 541,933 shs
• Average Volume: 556,509 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.86
• Dividend Yield: 6.00%
• Price Target: $4.65
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Enel Chile Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Enel Chile scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 98 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Enel Chile has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 5 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: -2.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Enel Chile are expected to decrease by -2.08% in the coming year, from $0.48 to $0.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Enel Chile is 10.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Enel Chile is 10.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 29.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Enel Chile has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. 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

0.09% 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 2.55, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Enel Chile has recently increased by 22.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Enel Chile is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.93%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Enel Chile is 60.47%. 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 55.32% next year. This indicates that Enel Chile will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Enel Chile has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Enel Chile this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Enel Chile to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ENIC
• CIK: 1659939
• Web: www.enel.cl
• Phone: (562) 353-4400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,792
• 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: +7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.22
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $537.63 million
• Net Margins: 12.52%
• Pretax Margin: 17.88%
• Return on Equity: 10.28%
• Return on Assets: 4.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.29
• Cash Flow: $0.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.90
• Book Value: $4.16 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,383,330,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $6.00 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12