Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC) Competitors $8.33 +0.25 (+3.11%) Closing price 03:53 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.36 +0.03 (+0.41%) As of 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ELPC vs. VG, CQP, FTS, EBR, TLN, KEP, LNT, EVRG, SBS, and WESShould you be buying Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel include Venture Global (VG), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR), Talen Energy (TLN), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), and Western Midstream Partners (WES). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel vs. Its Competitors Venture Global Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Talen Energy Korea Electric Power Alliant Energy Evergy Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Western Midstream Partners Venture Global (NYSE:VG) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (NYSE:ELPC) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VG or ELPC? Venture Global has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVenture Global$4.97B6.27$1.75BN/AN/ACompanhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel$4.20B2.12$759.71M$0.7111.73 Do analysts prefer VG or ELPC? Venture Global presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.40%. Given Venture Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Venture Global is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Venture Global 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is VG or ELPC a better dividend stock? Venture Global pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel pays out 50.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is VG or ELPC more profitable? Venture Global has a net margin of 18.89% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's net margin of 0.00%. Venture Global's return on equity of 22.45% beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Venture Global18.89% 22.45% 3.73% Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer VG or ELPC? In the previous week, Venture Global had 7 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Venture Global and 1 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Venture Global's score of 0.89 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Venture Global 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 SummaryVenture Global beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel on 11 of the 13 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 ELPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 ELPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.91B$24.89B$16.31B$21.32BDividend Yield4.35%3.81%5.45%3.52%P/E Ratio11.7319.1651.7929.64Price / Sales2.124.2332.3149.98Price / CashN/A8.8119.0624.13Price / BookN/A2.222.174.55Net Income$759.71M$1.43B$751.26M$999.70M7 Day Performance0.13%-0.42%-0.14%0.55%1 Month Performance5.32%-1.07%0.25%5.67%1 Year Performance22.88%11.49%368.95%15.62% Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.33+3.1%N/A+18.7%$8.91B$4.20B11.736,320News CoverageVGVenture Global4.5487 of 5 stars$12.94-3.1%$17.00+31.4%N/A$31.42B$8.45B0.001,500Analyst UpgradeCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.2152 of 5 stars$54.29+0.6%$54.60+0.6%N/A$26.28B$8.70B13.181,714Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionFTSFortis4.8252 of 5 stars$49.78-0.8%$72.00+44.6%+11.0%$25.07B$8.40B20.489,848Positive NewsEBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras2.3833 of 5 stars$7.87-1.7%N/A+8.6%$17.70B$7.45B15.137,710Positive NewsGap UpTLNTalen Energy1.4715 of 5 stars$378.79+6.5%$316.00-16.6%N/A$17.31B$2.13B107.311,894Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKEPKorea Electric Power2.4473 of 5 stars$13.38-3.0%N/A+64.8%$17.17B$68.46B4.5848,440Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓LNTAlliant Energy4.3053 of 5 stars$65.71-0.7%$65.50-0.3%+9.5%$16.89B$4.14B20.282,998Positive NewsShort Interest ↑EVRGEvergy3.355 of 5 stars$71.76+0.2%$74.44+3.7%+18.9%$16.52B$5.88B19.714,731SBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp2.3964 of 5 stars$21.48-2.8%N/A+31.9%$14.68B$6.70B7.4310,552Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpWESWestern Midstream Partners1.4747 of 5 stars$38.24-0.3%$39.20+2.5%+2.3%$14.58B$3.61B11.771,511Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VG Alternatives CQP Alternatives FTS Alternatives EBR Alternatives TLN Alternatives KEP Alternatives LNT Alternatives EVRG Alternatives SBS Alternatives WES 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:ELPC) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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