Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN) and OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) Financial Contrast

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN) and OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and OGE Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	$2.44 billion	0.26	$191.39 million	$4.19	3.38
OGE Energy	$3.37 billion	3.11	$470.70 million	$2.65	19.17

OGE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor). Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OGE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OGE Energy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and OGE Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	1	1	0	0	1.50
OGE Energy	0	6	5	0	2.45

OGE Energy has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.58%. Given OGE Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe OGE Energy is more favorable than Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor).

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of OGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of OGE Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and OGE Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	7.46%	10.31%	4.09%
OGE Energy	16.36%	10.97%	3.78%

Summary

OGE Energy beats Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is involved in the distribution and sale of electricity in Argentina. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Empresa de Energía del Cono Sur S.A..

About OGE Energy

OGE Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services provider in the United States. The company generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy. In addition, it provides retail electric service to approximately 896,000 customers, which covers a service area of approximately 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western Arkansas; and owns and operates coal-fired, natural gas-fired, wind-powered, and solar-powered generating assets. OGE Energy Corp. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.