Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC) Competitors $8.28 -0.15 (-1.72%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.28 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/14/2025 04:04 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, KEP, TLN, EVRG, LNT, 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), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), 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 Korea Electric Power Talen Energy Evergy Alliant Energy Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Western Midstream Partners Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (NYSE:ELPC) and Venture Global (NYSE:VG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk. Is ELPC or VG 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 Companhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A N/A N/A Venture Global 18.89%22.45%3.73% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ELPC or VG? Venture Global has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel$4.20B2.11$759.71M$0.7111.65Venture Global$4.97B6.69$1.75BN/AN/A Do analysts rate ELPC or VG? Venture Global has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.73%. Given Venture Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Venture Global 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Is ELPC or VG a better dividend stock? Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 out 50.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor ELPC or VG? In the previous week, Venture Global had 30 more articles in the media than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Venture Global and 0 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel. Venture Global's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's score of 0.00 indicating that Venture Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Neutral Venture Global Positive SummaryVenture Global beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ELPC 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 ELPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.01B$25.61B$16.39B$21.04BDividend Yield4.22%3.66%5.43%3.56%P/E Ratio11.6519.4515.4428.01Price / Sales2.114.28192.3357.05Price / CashN/A9.0219.1923.95Price / BookN/A2.402.175.26Net Income$759.71M$1.43B$751.46M$994.11M7 Day Performance-1.25%0.78%0.11%2.09%1 Month Performance3.89%2.54%1.37%2.35%1 Year Performance21.51%16.67%161.85%13.36% 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$8.28-1.7%N/A+19.8%$9.01B$4.20B11.656,320Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVGVenture Global4.3095 of 5 stars$12.14+0.6%$16.85+38.8%N/A$29.38B$4.97B0.001,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.646 of 5 stars$53.55+1.8%$54.80+2.3%N/A$25.92B$8.70B13.001,714News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFTSFortis4.7824 of 5 stars$50.57-0.2%$72.00+42.4%+16.9%$25.47B$8.40B20.819,848EBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras2.1903 of 5 stars$8.47+2.4%N/A+10.5%$19.06B$7.45B11.147,710Dividend IncreaseGap UpKEPKorea Electric Power1.4752 of 5 stars$14.05+0.9%N/A+88.3%$18.03B$68.46B4.8148,440Short Interest ↑TLNTalen Energy1.7052 of 5 stars$380.61+2.9%$292.58-23.1%N/A$17.39B$2.12B107.821,894Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeEVRGEvergy2.5368 of 5 stars$72.63+0.3%$74.44+2.5%+23.1%$16.72B$5.85B19.954,731Earnings ReportLNTAlliant Energy4.3363 of 5 stars$64.80-0.8%$64.59-0.3%+14.6%$16.65B$3.98B20.002,998Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp1.5776 of 5 stars$22.74+12.0%N/A+19.1%$15.54B$6.70B8.4910,552News CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeWESWestern Midstream Partners1.6964 of 5 stars$38.16+1.8%$39.80+4.3%+2.4%$14.55B$3.61B11.741,511 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VG Alternatives CQP Alternatives FTS Alternatives EBR Alternatives KEP Alternatives TLN Alternatives EVRG Alternatives LNT 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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