Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) Competitors $8.90 +0.03 (+0.28%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.91 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 03:59 AM 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, KEP, SBS, TLN, DTM, WTRG, 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), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL vs. Its Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Korea Electric Power Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Is ELP or EBR a better dividend stock? Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 229.4% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, ELP or EBR? Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 higher valuation & earnings, 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$23.13B0.23$452.44M$0.1752.38Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás$41.88B0.40$977.82M$0.769.81 Do analysts prefer 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 Does the media favor ELP or EBR? In the previous week, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás had 2 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and 1 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's score of 0.25 indicating that Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is being referred to more favorably in the news 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) Neutral Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in ELP or EBR? 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 58.63% 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 Votes16358.63% Underperform Votes11541.37% 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 ELP 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$5.30B$15.03B$16.25B$19.81BDividend Yield4.39%4.89%5.66%3.84%P/E Ratio52.3820.2821.4135.67Price / Sales0.2316.1428.7646.74Price / Cash5.5010.0718.6817.52Price / Book1.012.462.154.84Net Income$452.44M$690.28M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.04%1.13%0.66%1.94%1 Month Performance6.32%5.09%4.45%3.03%1 Year Performance30.76%42.12%11.36%9.73% Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL0.9864 of 5 stars$8.91+0.3%N/A+28.1%$5.30B$23.13B52.386,320EBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás1.9029 of 5 stars$7.30-0.4%N/A+10.3%$16.40B$41.88B9.6112,100LNTAlliant Energy4.1374 of 5 stars$62.07-0.3%$63.95+3.0%+21.8%$15.94B$4.08B23.073,130Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.5423 of 5 stars$66.50+0.1%$72.19+8.6%+26.7%$15.30B$5.89B17.974,510Analyst ForecastWESWestern Midstream Partners1.1463 of 5 stars$37.71+0.8%$39.83+5.6%+1.1%$14.38B$3.63B9.621,220KEPKorea Electric Power1.4961 of 5 stars$11.09+0.4%N/A+42.3%$14.24B$93.51T5.1348,800Short Interest ↑SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.121 of 5 stars$20.26-1.4%N/A+48.5%$13.84B$36.15B7.9712,500TLNTalen Energy0.6036 of 5 stars$248.56+1.9%$240.18-3.4%+138.2%$11.31B$2.09B13.314,981News CoverageGap UpDTMDT Midstream3.2942 of 5 stars$106.68+1.9%$108.36+1.6%+52.5%$10.84B$1.04B25.96360WTRGEssential Utilities4.8453 of 5 stars$38.55+0.1%$43.50+12.8%+3.0%$10.81B$2.26B19.283,210Positive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$8.05-1.7%N/A+32.8%$8.61B$23.13B11.506,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Essential Utilities 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already MovedA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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