ELPC vs. CQP, FTS, EBR, KEP, EVRG, LNT, WES, SBS, TLN, and DTM
Should you be buying Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel include Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Talen Energy (TLN), and DT Midstream (DTM). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel vs. Its Competitors
Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (NYSE:ELPC) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheniere Energy Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cheniere Energy Partners currently has a consensus target price of $55.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.14%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel.
In the previous week, Cheniere Energy Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners and 0 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. Cheniere Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's score of 0.00 indicating that Cheniere Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 26.27% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's net margin of 0.00%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's return on equity of 0.00% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.
Summary
Cheniere Energy Partners beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ELPC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
