Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Competitors

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Is ETR or PNW more profitable?

Pinnacle West Capital has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Entergy's net margin of 11.26%. Entergy's return on equity of 11.43% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entergy	11.26%	11.43%	2.65%
Pinnacle West Capital	11.28%	8.78%	2.23%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ETR or PNW?

Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, 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
Entergy	$11.88B	2.98	$1.06B	$3.08	26.67
Pinnacle West Capital	$5.21B	2.07	$608.81M	$5.03	17.98

Which has more volatility & risk, ETR or PNW?

Entergy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ETR or PNW?

Entergy presently has a consensus target price of $86.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.00%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus target price of $97.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.28%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pinnacle West Capital is more favorable than Entergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Pinnacle West Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the media refer more to ETR or PNW?

In the previous week, Entergy had 13 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Entergy and 10 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Entergy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Pinnacle West Capital's score of 1.14 indicating that Entergy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entergy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pinnacle West Capital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ETR or PNW a better dividend stock?

Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Entergy pays out 77.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 71.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Pinnacle West Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ETR or PNW?

88.1% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Entergy beats Pinnacle West Capital on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.