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KEN vs. WTRG, ENLT, BEP, OKLO, and ELPC

Should you buy Kenon stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kenon with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kenon include Essential Utilities (WTRG), Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Oklo (OKLO), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

How does Kenon compare to Essential Utilities?

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) and Kenon (NYSE:KEN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Kenon had 1 more articles in the media than Essential Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kenon and 1 mentions for Essential Utilities. Kenon's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Essential Utilities' score of 0.91 indicating that Kenon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Essential Utilities
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kenon
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Essential Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $43.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.36%. Given Essential Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Essential Utilities is more favorable than Kenon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Essential Utilities
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Kenon
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kenon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kenon pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Essential Utilities pays out 69.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kenon pays out 370.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essential Utilities has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years and Kenon has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Essential Utilities has higher revenue and earnings than Kenon. Essential Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Essential Utilities$2.47B4.51$616.37M$1.9719.96
Kenon$871.63M4.08$66.27M$1.0465.56

Essential Utilities has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Kenon's net margin of 7.98%. Essential Utilities' return on equity of 8.34% beat Kenon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Essential Utilities21.82% 8.34% 2.97%
Kenon 7.98%3.47%2.01%

Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kenon has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Essential Utilities beats Kenon on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kenon compare to Enlight Renewable Energy?

Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and Kenon (NYSE:KEN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Enlight Renewable Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kenon. Kenon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlight Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Enlight Renewable Energy$582.26M17.16$132.10M$0.43195.95
Kenon$871.63M4.08$66.27M$1.0465.56

Enlight Renewable Energy presently has a consensus price target of $63.17, suggesting a potential downside of 25.03%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Kenon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enlight Renewable Energy
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Kenon
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Enlight Renewable Energy has a net margin of 9.47% compared to Kenon's net margin of 7.98%. Kenon's return on equity of 3.47% beat Enlight Renewable Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enlight Renewable Energy9.47% 2.48% 0.61%
Kenon 7.98%3.47%2.01%

In the previous week, Enlight Renewable Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Kenon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Enlight Renewable Energy and 2 mentions for Kenon. Enlight Renewable Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Kenon's score of 1.09 indicating that Enlight Renewable Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enlight Renewable Energy
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kenon
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kenon has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Enlight Renewable Energy beats Kenon on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kenon compare to Brookfield Renewable Partners?

Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) and Kenon (NYSE:KEN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Brookfield Renewable Partners has a net margin of 8.28% compared to Kenon's net margin of 7.98%. Kenon's return on equity of 3.47% beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable Partners8.28% 1.57% 0.53%
Kenon 7.98%3.47%2.01%

In the previous week, Kenon had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable Partners. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kenon and 1 mentions for Brookfield Renewable Partners. Kenon's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Kenon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable Partners
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Kenon
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Brookfield Renewable Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Kenon pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Brookfield Renewable Partners pays out -506.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kenon pays out 370.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Renewable Partners has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Kenon has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Brookfield Renewable Partners currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.12%. Given Brookfield Renewable Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable Partners is more favorable than Kenon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Kenon
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Kenon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Renewable Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Renewable Partners$6.41B1.60$3M-$0.31N/A
Kenon$871.63M4.08$66.27M$1.0465.56

63.2% of Brookfield Renewable Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kenon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Brookfield Renewable Partners has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kenon has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Kenon beats Brookfield Renewable Partners on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kenon compare to Oklo?

Kenon (NYSE:KEN) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Kenon has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Kenon has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Oklo's net margin of 0.00%. Kenon's return on equity of 3.47% beat Oklo's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kenon7.98% 3.47% 2.01%
Oklo N/A -8.57%-8.30%

In the previous week, Oklo had 29 more articles in the media than Kenon. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Oklo and 2 mentions for Kenon. Kenon's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Oklo's score of 0.78 indicating that Kenon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kenon
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Oklo
16 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kenon has higher revenue and earnings than Oklo. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kenon$871.63M4.08$66.27M$1.0465.56
OkloN/AN/A-$105.66M-$0.84N/A

Oklo has a consensus price target of $84.18, indicating a potential upside of 60.51%. Given Oklo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oklo is more favorable than Kenon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kenon
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Oklo
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54

13.4% of Kenon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Oklo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kenon and Oklo tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kenon compare to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel?

Kenon (NYSE:KEN) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (NYSE:ELPC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel has a consensus target price of $10.40, indicating a potential downside of 10.27%. Given Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel is more favorable than Kenon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kenon
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Kenon pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Kenon pays out 370.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kenon has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kenon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Kenon has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's net margin of 0.00%. Kenon's return on equity of 3.47% beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kenon7.98% 3.47% 2.01%
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel had 1 more articles in the media than Kenon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel and 2 mentions for Kenon. Kenon's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's score of 0.22 indicating that Kenon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kenon
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kenon has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the broader market.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel has higher revenue and earnings than Kenon. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kenon$871.63M4.08$66.27M$1.0465.56
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel$4.68B1.84$424.24M$0.5720.33

Summary

Kenon beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KEN vs. The Competition

MetricKenonUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.55B$30.16B$18.97B$23.54B
Dividend Yield5.65%3.45%3.94%3.98%
P/E Ratio65.5622.4120.0331.55
Price / Sales4.085.0238.6622.20
Price / Cash20.539.5319.4225.36
Price / Book1.123.142.434.81
Net Income$66.27M$1.56B$785.96M$1.07B
7 Day Performance2.91%-0.49%-0.53%0.56%
1 Month Performance-9.35%1.59%-0.95%4.54%
1 Year Performance57.82%16.27%12.18%18.23%

Kenon Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KEN
Kenon
1.6911 of 5 stars
$68.19
+0.1%
N/A+57.8%$3.55B$871.63M65.56230
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.1725 of 5 stars
$38.71
+0.7%
$42.80
+10.6%
+6.8%$10.97B$2.47B19.643,303
ENLT
Enlight Renewable Energy
2.4336 of 5 stars
$89.06
+3.1%
$63.17
-29.1%
+235.0%$10.57B$582.26M207.25100
BEP
Brookfield Renewable Partners
3.5615 of 5 stars
$34.85
-0.2%
$38.00
+9.1%
+27.4%$10.51B$6.34BN/A5,870
OKLO
Oklo
3.8571 of 5 stars
$51.72
-2.0%
$84.18
+62.8%
-2.0%$8.99BN/AN/A78

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