Central Puerto (CEPU) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CEPU or SUPV?

Central Puerto presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Grupo Supervielle has a consensus price target of $13.67, suggesting a potential upside of 37.78%. Given Grupo Supervielle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Which has more volatility and risk, CEPU or SUPV?

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

Does the media prefer CEPU or SUPV?

In the previous week, Grupo Supervielle's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.00 indicating that Grupo Supervielle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Puerto	Neutral
Grupo Supervielle	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	2.06	$54.56M	$0.55	20.09
Grupo Supervielle	$2.05B	0.43	$114.94M	$0.74	13.40

Do insiders & institutionals 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 2.8%. Grupo Supervielle pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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.

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%

Summary

Grupo Supervielle beats Central Puerto on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.