Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) Competitors $8.76 -0.05 (-0.51%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.75 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 05/21/2025 05:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ELP vs. EBR, LNT, EVRG, WES, SBS, KEP, TLN, WTRG, DTM, and ELPCShould you be buying Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL include Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL vs. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Korea Electric Power Talen Energy Essential Utilities DT Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) and Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Is ELP or EBR a better dividend stock? Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pays out 147.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ELP or EBR? Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL received 64 more outperform votes than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL an outperform vote while only 58.84% of users gave Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPELOutperform Votes22766.76% Underperform Votes11333.24% Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - EletrobrásOutperform Votes16358.84% Underperform Votes11441.16% Does the media favor ELP or EBR? In the previous week, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás had 9 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and 1 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' score of 0.31 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate ELP or EBR? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has more volatility & risk, ELP or EBR? Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ELP or EBR? 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 is poised for long-term growth. Is ELP or EBR more profitable? Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a net margin of 26.50% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's net margin of 14.20%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's return on equity of 11.88% beat Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL14.20% 11.88% 5.26% Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 26.50%9.00%3.82% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ELP or EBR? Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL$23.13B0.21$452.44M$0.1751.50Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás$41.88B0.39$977.82M$0.769.60 SummaryCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ELP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPELElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.79B$14.98B$16.41B$19.41BDividend Yield2.91%5.01%5.72%3.83%P/E Ratio51.5019.8320.3834.23Price / Sales0.2115.9323.0134.85Price / Cash5.5010.0718.6817.51Price / Book0.992.362.114.69Net Income$452.44M$690.28M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.52%0.03%1.65%-1.74%1 Month Performance11.25%11.27%2.93%7.46%1 Year Performance18.55%41.55%7.69%3.96% Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL1.0586 of 5 stars$8.76-0.5%N/A+15.7%$4.79B$23.13B51.506,320EBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.0958 of 5 stars$7.55-1.7%N/A-0.8%$16.96B$40.18B9.2112,100Earnings ReportGap DownLNTAlliant Energy4.2069 of 5 stars$59.52-3.6%$63.55+6.8%+18.7%$15.29B$3.98B22.133,130News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeEVRGEvergy3.551 of 5 stars$65.35-1.9%$70.92+8.5%+19.2%$15.03B$5.85B17.664,510Positive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners1.4795 of 5 stars$38.24+3.0%$38.33+0.2%-0.2%$14.58B$3.61B9.751,220Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.7619 of 5 stars$20.02-2.8%N/A+39.5%$13.68B$36.15B7.8812,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeKEPKorea Electric Power1.1841 of 5 stars$9.55-1.0%N/A+44.9%$12.26B$92.58T4.4248,800News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeTLNTalen Energy1.3765 of 5 stars$236.62+5.1%$240.18+1.5%+118.3%$10.77B$2.07B12.674,981Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8637 of 5 stars$39.02-4.3%$43.50+11.5%-1.2%$10.75B$2.09B19.513,210Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.9729 of 5 stars$100.26-1.0%$108.27+8.0%+53.5%$10.19B$1.04B24.39360Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$7.79-3.0%N/A+18.0%$8.33B$22.65B11.136,320Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ELP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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