EDN vs. PAM, NEP, KGS, RNW, CEPU, OKLO, AMPS, NNE, SMLP, and GWRS
Should you be buying Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima include Pampa Energía (PAM), NextEra Energy Partners (NEP), Kodiak Gas Services (KGS), ReNew Energy Global (RNW), Central Puerto (CEPU), Oklo (OKLO), Altus Power (AMPS), Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE), Summit Midstream Partners (SMLP), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Pampa Energía (NYSE:PAM) and Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:EDN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Pampa Energía has higher revenue and earnings than Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pampa Energía, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pampa Energía received 46 more outperform votes than Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.27% of users gave Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Pampa Energía an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Pampa Energía had 1 more articles in the media than Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pampa Energía and 1 mentions for Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Pampa Energía's score of -1.00 indicating that Pampa Energía is being referred to more favorably in the media.
12.8% of Pampa Energía shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.5% of Pampa Energía shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Pampa Energía has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Pampa Energía has a net margin of 25.16% compared to Pampa Energía's net margin of 14.11%. Pampa Energía's return on equity of 25.90% beat Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima's return on equity.
Pampa Energía presently has a consensus price target of $50.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.64%. Given Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pampa Energía is more favorable than Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima.
Summary
Pampa Energía beats Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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