Equatorial Energia (EQUEY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equatorial Energia S.A., trading on the OTC market under the symbol EQUEY, is a Brazilian energy holding company headquartered in São Luís, Maranhão. Founded in 1998, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions and concession awards to become one of the leading electricity distributors in northern Brazil. Its core business encompasses the distribution of electric power, which represents the bulk of its operations.

Equatorial’s distribution network serves over eight million customers across eight Brazilian states, including Maranhão, Pará, Piauí and Amazonas. Through its various concessionaires, it manages an extensive grid of transmission lines, substations and transformers, ensuring reliable power delivery to both urban centers and remote communities in the Amazon region. The company places a strong emphasis on network modernization and loss-reduction initiatives to improve operational efficiency.

Beyond distribution, Equatorial Energia is active in electricity generation and transmission. Its generation assets include small hydroelectric plants and biomass facilities, reflecting a commitment to diversifying its energy mix. In the transmission segment, the company operates high-voltage lines and substations that support its integrated approach to power delivery. Equatorial also leverages its infrastructure capabilities in a telecommunications business unit, offering tower and site management services to mobile network operators across its service territories.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.67 to $7.70
• 50-Day Range: $7.51 to $9.59
• 52-Week Range: $6.02 to $9.59
• Volume: 377 shs
• Average Volume: 4,199 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 30.89
• Dividend Yield: 0.96%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Equatorial Energia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equatorial Energia scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Equatorial Energia.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equatorial Energia is 30.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equatorial Energia is 30.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.50.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equatorial Energia has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.09, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equatorial Energia has recently decreased by 94.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Equatorial Energia pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equatorial Energia does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equatorial Energia is 29.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Equatorial Energia has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Equatorial Energia this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of Equatorial Energia is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:EQUEY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.equatorialenergia.com.br
• Phone: (613) 426-1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,123
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A