Central Puerto (CEPU) Competitors

Grupo Supervielle (NYSE:SUPV) and Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is SUPV or CEPU a better dividend stock?

Grupo Supervielle pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Grupo Supervielle pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Central Puerto pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SUPV or CEPU?

Grupo Supervielle has higher revenue and earnings than Central Puerto. Central Puerto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Supervielle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Supervielle	$2.05B	0.39	$114.94M	$0.66	13.75
Central Puerto	$810.70M	2.05	$54.56M	$0.98	11.22

Do analysts recommend SUPV or CEPU?

Grupo Supervielle presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 87.39%. Central Puerto has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.11%. Given Grupo Supervielle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Supervielle is more favorable than Central Puerto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Supervielle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Central Puerto	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SUPV or CEPU more profitable?

Central Puerto has a net margin of 21.30% compared to Grupo Supervielle's net margin of 4.08%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 11.81% beat Grupo Supervielle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Supervielle	4.08%	6.84%	1.21%
Central Puerto	21.30%	11.81%	8.32%

Does the media refer more to SUPV or CEPU?

In the previous week, Grupo Supervielle had 1 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Grupo Supervielle and 4 mentions for Central Puerto. Central Puerto's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Grupo Supervielle's score of 0.48 indicating that Central Puerto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grupo Supervielle	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Central Puerto	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SUPV or CEPU?

Grupo Supervielle has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Puerto has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SUPV or CEPU?

3.0% of Central Puerto shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Grupo Supervielle and Central Puerto tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.