Head-To-Head Survey: Origin Energy (OTCMKTS:OGFGY) & Electricité de France (OTCMKTS:ECIFF)

Origin Energy (OTCMKTS:OGFGY) and Electricité de France (OTCMKTS:ECIFF) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.7% of Electricité de France shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Origin Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Electricité de France pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Origin Energy pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Electricité de France pays out 35.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Origin Energy and Electricité de France, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00
Electricité de France	0	0	0	0	0.00

Origin Energy currently has a consensus target price of $12.05, indicating a potential upside of 67.36%. Given Origin Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Origin Energy is more favorable than Electricité de France.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Origin Energy and Electricité de France”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Origin Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.48	15.06
Electricité de France	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.90	6.77

Electricité de France is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Origin Energy and Electricité de France’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Electricité de France	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Origin Energy beats Electricité de France on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Origin Energy

Origin Energy Limited, an integrated energy company, engages in the exploration and production of natural gas, electricity generation, wholesale and retail sale of electricity and gas, and sale of liquefied natural gas in Australia and internationally. The company operates through, Energy Markets, and Integrated Gas segments. Its exploration and production portfolio includes the Bowen and Surat basins in Queensland; the Browse basin in Western Australia; and the Cooper-Eromanga basin in Queensland. The company also generates electricity from coal, wind, pumped hydro, and solar plants; sells electricity, natural gas, and LPG; and provides GreenPower products. In addition, it offers electric and gas hot water systems. Origin Energy Limited was incorporated in 1946 and is based in Barangaroo, Australia.

About Electricité de France

Electricité de France S.A., an integrated energy company, engages in the power generation, transmission, distribution, supply, and trading activities in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and internationally. The company generates electricity through nuclear, fossil fuel, hydro, solar, wind, biomass, biogas, thermal, and cogeneration plants. It also manages low and medium-voltage public electricity distribution networks; operates, maintains, and develops high-voltage and very-high-voltage electricity transmission networks; and services and produces equipment and fuel for nuclear reactors. In addition, the company is involved in commodity trading activities; and the provision of energy services, including district heating services, thermal energy services, etc. It serves approximately 38.5 million customers, including small businesses, local authorities, and industrial and residential customers. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Paris, France.