Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (TGS) Competitors

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (NYSE:TGS) and Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TGS or EBR?

3.3% of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Does the media favor TGS or EBR?

In the previous week, Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B had 2 more articles in the media than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B and 0 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.00 indicating that Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B	Positive
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TGS or EBR?

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.47%. Given Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is more favorable than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is TGS or EBR more profitable?

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a net margin of 31.29% compared to Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' net margin of 23.69%. Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B's return on equity of 15.52% beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B	31.29%	15.52%	10.23%
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	23.69%	8.14%	3.46%

Which has more volatility & risk, TGS or EBR?

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TGS or EBR?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B, 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
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B	$1.34B	3.07	$407.18M	$2.51	10.88
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$7.45B	2.19	$1.92B	$0.76	9.55

Is TGS or EBR a better dividend stock?

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B beats Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.