NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Competitors

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (NYSE:SBS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NWE or SBS?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern Energy Group. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NorthWestern Energy Group	$1.47B	2.35	$194.13M	$3.23	17.50
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	$5.12B	2.36	$705.76M	$1.06	16.68

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NWE or SBS?

96.1% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor NWE or SBS?

In the previous week, NorthWestern Energy Group had 7 more articles in the media than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NorthWestern Energy Group and 2 mentions for Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. NorthWestern Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's score of -0.03 indicating that NorthWestern Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NorthWestern Energy Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, NWE or SBS?

NorthWestern Energy Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NWE or SBS more profitable?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a net margin of 15.00% compared to NorthWestern Energy Group's net margin of 14.21%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's return on equity of 13.34% beat NorthWestern Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NorthWestern Energy Group	14.21%	7.65%	2.81%
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	15.00%	13.34%	6.50%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NWE or SBS?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP received 220 more outperform votes than NorthWestern Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.14% of users gave Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP an outperform vote while only 22.73% of users gave NorthWestern Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NorthWestern Energy Group	Outperform Votes 5 22.73%	Underperform Votes 17 77.27%
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	Outperform Votes 225 58.14%	Underperform Votes 162 41.86%

Do analysts rate NWE or SBS?

NorthWestern Energy Group presently has a consensus target price of $54.88, indicating a potential downside of 2.94%. Given NorthWestern Energy Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NorthWestern Energy Group is more favorable than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NorthWestern Energy Group	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is NWE or SBS a better dividend stock?

NorthWestern Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. NorthWestern Energy Group pays out 80.5% 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 de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWestern Energy Group has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. NorthWestern Energy Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP beats NorthWestern Energy Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.