Enel Chile (ENIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Enel Chile S.A., traded as ENIC on the NYSE, is one of Chile’s leading integrated electric utilities, with core businesses spanning electricity generation, transmission and distribution. The company serves a diverse customer base that includes residential, commercial and industrial users, striving to deliver reliable power across both urban and rural regions.

In its generation segment, Enel Chile operates a balanced portfolio of assets, including hydroelectric plants, thermal power stations and an expanding suite of renewable energy facilities such as wind and solar farms. Its transmission and distribution operations encompass grid management, maintenance and expansion, ensuring continuity of service and facilitating increased electrification throughout central and northern Chile.

Originally founded as Endesa Chile and privatized in 1987, the company became part of the Enel Group in the mid-2010s and officially adopted the Enel Chile name in 2016. Headquartered in Santiago, Enel Chile leverages the financial strength and technical expertise of its parent to drive strategic initiatives focused on decarbonization, network digitalization and sustainability. These efforts aim to support Chile’s national energy transition goals while enhancing resilience and operational efficiency.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.53 to $4.62
• 50-Day Range: $4.14 to $4.66
• 52-Week Range: $3.24 to $4.74
• Volume: 132,156 shs
• Average Volume: 634,235 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.80
• Dividend Yield: 5.73%
• Price Target: $4.65
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Enel Chile Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Enel Chile scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Enel Chile has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Enel Chile is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Enel Chile has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Enel Chile are expected to remain at $0.46 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Enel Chile is 10.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Enel Chile is 10.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Enel Chile has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% of the float of Enel Chile has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Enel Chile has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Enel Chile has recently increased by 72.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Enel Chile is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Enel Chile does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Enel Chile is 61.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Enel Chile will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.52% next year. This indicates that Enel Chile will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

Enel Chile has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Enel Chile this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ENIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Enel Chile insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.20% of the stock of Enel Chile is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Today: 8/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ENIC
• CIK: 1659939
• Web: www.enel.cl
• Phone: (562) 353-4400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,792
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Enel Chile: $4.65
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $4.30
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $537.63 million
• Net Margins: 12.30%
• Pretax Margin: 17.73%
• Return on Equity: 10.20%
• Return on Assets: 4.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.35
• Cash Flow: $0.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.55
• Book Value: $4.13 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,383,330,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $6.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04