Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP) Competitors $9.12 +0.28 (+3.11%) Closing price 03:32 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.19 +0.06 (+0.71%) As of 04:01 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, 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 El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) vs. Its Competitors Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Korea Electric Power Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (NYSE:ELP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EBR or ELP? 2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, EBR or ELP? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EBR or ELP? In the previous week, Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) had 4 more articles in the media than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) and 0 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)'s average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.00 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Neutral Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) Neutral Do analysts prefer EBR or ELP? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, EBR or ELP? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL). Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 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 RatioCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras$7.45B2.29$1.92B$0.769.97Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)$4.20B1.29$520.91M$0.1753.68 Is EBR or ELP a better dividend stock? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Is EBR or ELP more profitable? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 23.69% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)'s net margin of 12.67%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)'s return on equity of 11.17% beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras23.69% 8.14% 3.46% Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) 12.67%11.17%4.96% SummaryCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 (COPEL)UTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.27B$24.17B$15.85B$20.57BDividend Yield4.42%3.74%5.56%3.75%P/E Ratio53.6835.6120.4528.04Price / Sales1.294.1429.0838.39Price / Cash7.538.8519.1222.31Price / Book1.142.232.164.59Net Income$520.91M$1.41B$751.09M$985.44M7 Day Performance1.00%1.82%1.23%2.91%1 Month Performance2.36%2.20%3.13%5.47%1 Year Performance31.67%24.19%17.01%14.61% Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)1.1504 of 5 stars$9.13+3.1%N/A+33.4%$5.27B$4.20B53.684,396EBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras1.4495 of 5 stars$7.27+0.6%N/A+13.0%$16.22B$7.45B9.567,710LNTAlliant Energy4.3717 of 5 stars$61.34+1.3%$63.95+4.3%+18.9%$15.55B$4.08B21.152,998Positive NewsEVRGEvergy4.1513 of 5 stars$68.47+1.9%$73.19+6.9%+30.7%$15.46B$5.85B18.024,731Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionWESWestern Midstream Partners2.2113 of 5 stars$38.68+0.3%$39.83+3.0%-4.1%$14.70B$3.61B11.551,511News CoveragePositive NewsSBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp1.5269 of 5 stars$20.61-0.7%N/A+54.9%$14.19B$6.70B7.6910,552News CoveragePositive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.842 of 5 stars$10.36-3.4%N/A+87.5%$13.76B$68.46B5.1848,440Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTLNTalen Energy0.7196 of 5 stars$291.59+1.0%$246.33-15.5%+134.1%$13.14B$2.12B30.281,894Analyst UpgradeDTMDT Midstream3.0378 of 5 stars$106.39+0.1%$109.27+2.7%+51.6%$10.80B$981M28.99360Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8089 of 5 stars$38.03+1.8%$43.50+14.4%+0.1%$10.47B$2.09B17.053,291ELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.43+0.3%N/A+41.0%$8.99B$4.20B12.046,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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