Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN – Get Free Report) and Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT – Get Free Report) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Talen Energy has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Talen Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Talen Energy | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Talen Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Talen Energy | $2.58 billion | 6.55 | -$219.00 million | ($0.67) | -555.90 |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | $582.26 million | 18.79 | $132.10 million | $0.43 | 214.53 |
Enlight Renewable Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Talen Energy. Talen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlight Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Talen Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Talen Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Talen Energy | -0.63% | 41.58% | 6.00% |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 9.47% | 2.48% | 0.61% |
Summary
Talen Energy beats Enlight Renewable Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Talen Energy
Talen Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based energy and power generation company. The Company owns or controls approximately 16,000 megawatts of capacity in wholesale power markets, principally in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest regions of the United States. The Company generates and sells electricity, capacity and related products from power plants that use fuel sources, such as nuclear, natural gas and coal. The Company’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant has approximately two boiling water reactors with a combined capacity of over 2,600 megawatts. Its fossil fuel plants are located in Athens, Barney Davis, Bayonne, Brandon Shores, Brunner Island, Camden, Colstrip and Dartmouth, among others. It has an art energy trading center located in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA), where it manages asset load obligations, fuel supply, capacity and related products, and all supporting physical or financial transactions for its electric generation portfolio.
About Enlight Renewable Energy
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
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