CEMIG (CIG) Competitors

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) and CEMIG (NYSE:CIG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media refer more to EBR or CIG?

In the previous week, CEMIG had 5 more articles in the media than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for CEMIG and 2 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat CEMIG's score of 0.42 indicating that Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CEMIG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, EBR or CIG?

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CEMIG has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EBR or CIG a better dividend stock?

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CEMIG pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CEMIG pays out 25.9% 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. CEMIG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate EBR or CIG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
CEMIG	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EBR or CIG?

CEMIG received 82 more outperform votes than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.70% of users gave Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás an outperform vote while only 57.82% of users gave CEMIG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	Outperform Votes 162 58.70%	Underperform Votes 114 41.30%
CEMIG	Outperform Votes 244 57.82%	Underperform Votes 178 42.18%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EBR or CIG?

CEMIG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. CEMIG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás, 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
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	$40.18B	0.43	$977.82M	$0.82	9.30
CEMIG	$37.64B	0.14	$1.15B	$0.54	3.47

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EBR or CIG?

2.6% of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EBR or CIG more profitable?

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a net margin of 26.50% compared to CEMIG's net margin of 20.43%. CEMIG's return on equity of 20.41% beat Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	26.50%	9.00%	3.82%
CEMIG	20.43%	20.41%	9.21%

Summary

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás beats CEMIG on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.