Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Eversource Energy's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eversource Energy. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eversource Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Eversource Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Eversource Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

Eversource Energy has a consensus target price of $90.1667, indicating a potential upside of 4.35%. Given Eversource Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eversource Energy is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.8% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eversource Energy pays out 69.9% 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. Eversource Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Eversource Energy beats Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and DTE Energy's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DTE Energy. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DTE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DTE Energy has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and DTE Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DTE Energy pays out 68.9% 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. DTE Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and DTE Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

DTE Energy has a consensus target price of $132.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.49%. Given DTE Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DTE Energy is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.6% of DTE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of DTE Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DTE Energy beats Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Edison International's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Edison International. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edison International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Edison International's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $2.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edison International pays out 56.4% 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. Edison International has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Edison International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Edison International has a consensus price target of $68.40, indicating a potential upside of 14.30%. Given Edison International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Edison International is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.6% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Edison International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Edison International beats Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) and PPL (NYSE:PPL) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and PPL's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PPL. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPL has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and PPL's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. PPL pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PPL pays out 67.8% 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. PPL has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and PPL, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

PPL has a consensus price target of $34.1786, indicating a potential upside of 18.96%. Given PPL's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PPL is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

67.2% of PPL shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of PPL shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PPL beats Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Entergy's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Entergy. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Entergy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 70.4% 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. Entergy has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Entergy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Entergy has a consensus price target of $114.3636, indicating a potential upside of 12.15%. Given Entergy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Entergy is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.6% of Entergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Entergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Entergy beats Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Fortis' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher revenue and earnings than Fortis. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Fortis' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fortis has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Fortis, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Fortis has a consensus price target of $59.5714, indicating a potential upside of 36.73%. Given Fortis' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fortis is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás beats Fortis on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.