Pampa Energia (PAM) & Its Peers Critical Contrast

Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM) is one of 104 publicly-traded companies in the “Electric Utilities” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Pampa Energia to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Pampa Energia and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pampa Energia	25.84%	17.37%	9.17%
Pampa Energia Competitors	14.22%	9.76%	3.23%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Pampa Energia and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pampa Energia	0	3	1	0	2.25
Pampa Energia Competitors	1426	6541	5520	141	2.32

Pampa Energia presently has a consensus target price of $98.50, indicating a potential upside of 54.63%. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 3.78%. Given Pampa Energia’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pampa Energia is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.8% of Pampa Energia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are owned by institutional investors. 55.5% of Pampa Energia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pampa Energia and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pampa Energia	$2.00 billion	$377.00 million	5.09
Pampa Energia Competitors	$13.72 billion	$1.54 billion	20.19

Pampa Energia’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Pampa Energia. Pampa Energia 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.

Volatility and Risk

Pampa Energia has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pampa Energia’s rivals have a beta of -2.29, indicating that their average stock price is 329% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pampa Energia rivals beat Pampa Energia on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Pampa Energia Company Profile

Pampa Energía is an integrated energy company based in Argentina. Its businesses include electricity generation, oil and natural gas exploration and production, and petrochemicals. The company generates power from thermal, hydroelectric and wind facilities and supplies energy to the Argentine market. Its oil and gas operations span several Argentine basins, including the Vaca Muerta shale formation, while its petrochemical business produces products such as styrene, polystyrene and synthetic rubber.