Central Puerto (CEPU) Competitors

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

Is CEPU or SUPV more profitable?

Central Puerto has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Grupo Supervielle's net margin of 4.33%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 8.93% beat Grupo Supervielle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Puerto	12.69%	8.93%	6.25%
Grupo Supervielle	4.33%	8.02%	1.44%

Is CEPU or SUPV a better dividend stock?

Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Grupo Supervielle pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Central Puerto pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Supervielle pays out 25.7% 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.

Do analysts prefer CEPU or SUPV?

Central Puerto currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.74%. Grupo Supervielle has a consensus price target of $13.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.13%. Given Grupo Supervielle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Supervielle is more favorable than Central Puerto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Puerto	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Grupo Supervielle	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CEPU or SUPV?

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CEPU or SUPV?

In the previous week, Grupo Supervielle had 3 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Grupo Supervielle and 1 mentions for Central Puerto. Grupo Supervielle's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.00 indicating that Grupo Supervielle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Puerto	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Grupo Supervielle	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CEPU or SUPV?

Grupo Supervielle has higher revenue and earnings than Central Puerto. Grupo Supervielle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Puerto, 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
Central Puerto	$810.70M	2.20	$54.56M	$0.55	21.45
Grupo Supervielle	$2.05B	0.46	$114.94M	$0.74	14.53

Which has more risk & volatility, CEPU or SUPV?

Central Puerto has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Supervielle has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grupo Supervielle beats Central Puerto on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.