Financial Review: Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel (ELPC) & Its Rivals

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel (NYSE:ELPC) is one of 105 public companies in the “Electric Utilities” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Dividends

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel pays out 85.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 64.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel	0	1	1	2	3.25
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel Competitors	1429	6557	5533	145	2.32

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel currently has a consensus price target of $10.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.57%. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 4.78%. Given Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel	$27.99 billion	N/A	15.41
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel Competitors	$62.92 billion	$1.54 billion	20.13

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel. Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel Competitors	14.17%	9.68%	3.20%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.0% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel competitors beat Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, GAS, Power Sale, and Holding and Services segments. It is also involved in the piped natural gas distribution. The company operates hydroelectric, wind, and thermoelectric plants; and owns and operates transmission and distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.