Contrasting EDP – Energias de Portugal (ELCPF) & Its Rivals

EDP – Energias de Portugal (OTCMKTS:ELCPF) is one of 52 public companies in the “Multi – Utilities” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare EDP – Energias de Portugal to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for EDP – Energias de Portugal and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EDP – Energias de Portugal	0	1	2	0	2.67
EDP – Energias de Portugal Competitors	1034	4021	4332	79	2.37

As a group, “Multi – Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 35.20%. Given EDP – Energias de Portugal’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EDP – Energias de Portugal has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares EDP – Energias de Portugal and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EDP – Energias de Portugal	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDP – Energias de Portugal Competitors	8.74%	14.65%	4.07%

Dividends

EDP – Energias de Portugal pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. EDP – Energias de Portugal pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Multi – Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.7% and pay out 65.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of EDP – Energias de Portugal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares EDP – Energias de Portugal and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
EDP – Energias de Portugal	N/A	N/A	18.08
EDP – Energias de Portugal Competitors	$16.22 billion	$269.64 million	28.17

EDP – Energias de Portugal’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than EDP – Energias de Portugal. EDP – Energias de Portugal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

EDP – Energias de Portugal rivals beat EDP – Energias de Portugal on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About EDP – Energias de Portugal

EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity in Portugal, Spain, France, Poland, Romania, Italy, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Greece, Colombia, Brazil, North America, and internationally. It operates through Renewables, Networks, and Client Solutions & Energy Management segments. The company primarily generates and sells electricity through hydro, CCGT, coal, wind, solar, nuclear, and cogeneration and waste sources. It has an installed capacity of 28 GW; and operates 380,788 kilometers of distribution network lines. The company is also involved in the supply of natural gas. In addition, it offers engineering, laboratory tests, professional training, and energy services, as well as property management services. The company's electricity and gas customers include domestic, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and others. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.