NYSE:ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia Stock Price, Forecast & News

$11.45

-0.26 (-2.22 %)

(As of 07/8/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$11.40

Now: $11.45▼

$11.72

50-Day Range

$10.03

MA: $11.88▼

$14.03

52-Week Range

$8.28

Now: $11.45▼

$18.15

Volume640,500 shs

Average Volume725,370 shs

Market Capitalization$3.13 billion

P/E Ratio6.40

Dividend Yield4.28%

Beta0.78

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers primarily in the State of Paraná, Brazil. As of December 31, 2017, the company operated 17 hydroelectric plants, 12 wind plants, and 1 thermoelectric plant with a total installed capacity of 5,024.0 megawatts; and owned and operated 2,698.3 kilometers of transmission lines and 196,951.2 kilometers of distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in 394 municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. The company also provides telecommunication services to corporate clients, including supermarkets, universities, banks, Internet service providers, and television networks, as well as to retail clients; and broadband Internet access to public elementary and middle schools. In addition, it supplies piped gas to 39,377 customers, including thermoelectric plants, cogeneration plants, gas stations, other businesses, and residences through a gas distribution network covering 812 kilometers in the State of Paraná. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

0.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Companhia Paranaense de Energia.

2.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Companhia Paranaense de Energia has received 213 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Companhia Paranaense de Energia has received 201 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Companhia Paranaense de Energia has received 51.45% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Companhia Paranaense de Energia and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ELP will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ELP will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Companhia Paranaense de Energia is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.28%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Companhia Paranaense de Energia does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Companhia Paranaense de Energia is 30.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Companhia Paranaense de Energia insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 0.40% of the stock of Companhia Paranaense de Energia is held by institutions.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Companhia Paranaense de Energia are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from $1.06 to $0.00 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Companhia Paranaense de Energia is 6.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.83.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Companhia Paranaense de Energia is 6.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 32.00.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Companhia Paranaense de Energia has a P/B Ratio of 0.70. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.40 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Electric services

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorUtilities

Current SymbolNYSE:ELP

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK924250

Webwww.copel.com

Phone55-41-3331-4011

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.54

Current Ratio1.53

Quick Ratio1.50

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio6.40

Forward P/E Ratio10.80

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$3.95 billion

Price / Sales0.79

Cash Flow$2.58 per share

Price / Cash Flow4.44

Book Value$16.30 per share

Price / Book0.70

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.60

Net Income$504.25 million

Net Margins12.14%

Return on Equity10.14%

Return on Assets4.79%

Miscellaneous

Employees7,266

Outstanding Shares273,650,000

Market Cap$3.13 billion

Next Earnings Date8/12/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Companhia Paranaense de Energia (NYSE:ELP) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Companhia Paranaense de Energia's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia's stock was trading at $12.84 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ELP stock has decreased by 10.8% and is now trading at $11.45. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia?

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Companhia Paranaense de Energia in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Companhia Paranaense de Energia.

When is Companhia Paranaense de Energia's next earnings date?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 12th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Companhia Paranaense de Energia.

How were Companhia Paranaense de Energia's earnings last quarter?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia (NYSE:ELP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 15th. The utilities provider reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter. The utilities provider had revenue of $938.12 million for the quarter. Companhia Paranaense de Energia had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 10.14%. View Companhia Paranaense de Energia's earnings history.

How often does Companhia Paranaense de Energia pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Companhia Paranaense de Energia?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia declared an annual dividend on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th will be given a dividend of $0.488 per share on Monday, January 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 26th. This is a positive change from Companhia Paranaense de Energia's previous annual dividend of $0.09. View Companhia Paranaense de Energia's dividend history.

Has Companhia Paranaense de Energia been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about ELP stock have trended negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Companhia Paranaense de Energia earned a daily sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Companhia Paranaense de Energia.

Are investors shorting Companhia Paranaense de Energia?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,900,000 shares, a decrease of 17.0% from the June 15th total of 4,700,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 737,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Approximately 3.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View Companhia Paranaense de Energia's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Companhia Paranaense de Energia's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Companhia Paranaense de Energia include CenterPoint Energy (CNP), RED ELECTRICA C/ADR (RDEIY), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Enel Americas (ENIA), Vistra Energy (VST), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR.B), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR), NRG Energy (NRG), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Huaneng Power International Inc ADR Class N (HNP), ENGIE BRASIL EN/S (EGIEY), OGE Energy (OGE) and CHINA RESOURES/ADR (CRPJY). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Companhia Paranaense de Energia own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Companhia Paranaense de Energia investors own include Adobe (ADBE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Halliburton (HAL), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Valero Energy (VLO), Walmart (WMT), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Ford Motor (F), General Electric (GE) and Marathon Petroleum (MPC).

Who are Companhia Paranaense de Energia's key executives?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Daniel Pimentel Slaviero, CEO, Interim Chief Bus. Devel. Officer, Exec. Sec., Member of Exec. Board & Director (Age 39)
Mr. Adriano Rudek de Moura, Chief Financial & Investor Relations Officer and Member of Exec. Board (Age 57)
Mr. Vicente Loiacono Neto Neto, Chief Governance, Risk & Compliance Officer and Member of Exec. Board (Age 36)
Ms. Ana Letícia Feller, Chief Corp. Management Officer & Member of Exec. Board (Age 42)
Mr. Eduardo Vieira de Souza Barbosa, Chief Legal & Institutional Relations Officer and Member of Exec. Board (Age 37)

What is Companhia Paranaense de Energia's stock symbol?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ELP."

Who are Companhia Paranaense de Energia's major shareholders?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%).

Which major investors are selling Companhia Paranaense de Energia stock?

ELP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc..

How do I buy shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia?

Shares of ELP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Companhia Paranaense de Energia's stock price today?

One share of ELP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.45.

How big of a company is Companhia Paranaense de Energia?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion and generates $3.95 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $504.25 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.60 on an earnings per share basis. Companhia Paranaense de Energia employs 7,266 workers across the globe.

What is Companhia Paranaense de Energia's official website?

The official website for Companhia Paranaense de Energia is www.copel.com.

How can I contact Companhia Paranaense de Energia?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia's mailing address is RUA CORONEL DULCIDIO 800, CURITIBA D5, 80420. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 55-41-3331-4011 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 7/8/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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