Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP) Competitors $9.12 +0.28 (+3.11%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:32 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.19 +0.06 (+0.71%) As of 07/3/2025 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 Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (NYSE:ELP) and Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. 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 El�tricas Brasileiras 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, 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 0.30 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.00 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) Neutral Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Neutral Is ELP or EBR 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 Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)12.67% 11.17% 4.96% Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 23.69%8.14%3.46% 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 4.3%. 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 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 El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has better earnings and valuation, ELP or EBR? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has lower revenue, but higher 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 RatioCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)$23.13B0.23$520.91M$0.1753.68Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras$7.45B2.29$1.92B$0.769.97 Which has more volatility & risk, ELP or EBR? Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ELP or EBR? 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) beats Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras on 9 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$5.43B$24.68B$16.56B$20.71BDividend Yield4.29%3.71%5.58%3.71%P/E Ratio53.6835.6120.4528.10Price / Sales0.233.9627.7538.31Price / Cash7.768.9219.1422.53Price / Book1.142.232.164.58Net Income$520.91M$1.41B$751.09M$985.54M7 Day Performance2.59%1.89%1.18%2.79%1 Month Performance2.47%3.17%3.03%4.37%1 Year Performance28.70%23.81%16.55%15.08% 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)1.1256 of 5 stars$9.13+3.1%N/A+28.6%$5.43B$23.13B53.684,396EBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras1.4055 of 5 stars$7.27+0.6%N/A+8.8%$16.22B$7.45B9.567,710LNTAlliant Energy4.2752 of 5 stars$61.34+1.3%$63.95+4.3%+19.6%$15.55B$4.08B21.152,998News CoveragePositive NewsEVRGEvergy4.1677 of 5 stars$68.47+1.9%$73.19+6.9%+32.8%$15.46B$5.85B18.024,731WESWestern Midstream Partners2.0654 of 5 stars$38.68+0.3%$39.83+3.0%-5.7%$14.70B$3.61B11.551,511Positive NewsSBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp1.7752 of 5 stars$20.61-0.7%N/A+45.1%$14.19B$6.70B7.6910,552News CoveragePositive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.5474 of 5 stars$10.36-3.4%N/A+84.4%$13.76B$68.46B5.1848,440High Trading VolumeTLNTalen Energy0.7143 of 5 stars$291.59+1.0%$246.33-15.5%+145.8%$13.14B$2.12B30.281,894Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.0557 of 5 stars$106.39+0.1%$109.27+2.7%+52.0%$10.80B$981M28.99360News CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8472 of 5 stars$38.03+1.8%$43.50+14.4%-1.8%$10.47B$2.09B17.053,291News CoveragePositive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.43+0.3%N/A+34.7%$8.99B$4.20B12.046,320News Coverage 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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