Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) vs. Engie Brasl Ega (OTCMKTS:EGIEY) Head-To-Head Analysis

Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) and Engie Brasl Ega (OTCMKTS:EGIEY) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Engie Brasl Ega has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Consolidated Edison and Engie Brasl Ega”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Consolidated Edison	$16.92 billion	2.26	$2.02 billion	$5.94	17.46
Engie Brasl Ega	$2.30 billion	3.50	$462.59 million	$0.41	17.22

Consolidated Edison has higher revenue and earnings than Engie Brasl Ega. Engie Brasl Ega is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Consolidated Edison, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Consolidated Edison and Engie Brasl Ega, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Consolidated Edison	6	7	2	0	1.73
Engie Brasl Ega	1	0	0	0	1.00

Consolidated Edison presently has a consensus price target of $107.79, suggesting a potential upside of 3.95%. Given Consolidated Edison’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Consolidated Edison is more favorable than Engie Brasl Ega.

Dividends

Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Engie Brasl Ega pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Consolidated Edison pays out 59.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Engie Brasl Ega pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Consolidated Edison has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Consolidated Edison is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares Consolidated Edison and Engie Brasl Ega’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Consolidated Edison	12.52%	8.33%	2.78%
Engie Brasl Ega	19.40%	20.37%	5.03%

Summary

Consolidated Edison beats Engie Brasl Ega on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Consolidated Edison

Consolidated Edison, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States. It offers electric services to approximately 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County; gas to approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens, and Westchester County; and steam to approximately 1,530 customers in parts of Manhattan. The company also supplies electricity to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York and northern New Jersey; and gas to approximately 0.2 million customers in southeastern New York. In addition, it operates 545 circuit miles of transmission lines; 15 transmission substations; 63 distribution substations; 90,051 in-service line transformers; 3,788 pole miles of overhead distribution lines; and 2,314 miles of underground distribution lines, as well as 4,363 miles of mains and 380,870 service lines for natural gas distribution. Further, the company invests in electric and gas transmission projects. It primarily sells electricity to industrial, commercial, residential, and government customers. Consolidated Edison, Inc. was founded in 1823 and is based in New York, New York.

About Engie Brasl Ega

Engie Brasil Energia S.A., together with its subsidiaries, generates, sells, and trades in electrical energy in Brazil. The company operates 76 plants, including 11 hydroelectric power plants; 1 thermal power plants; 50 wind farms; 3 biomass; 9 photovoltaic and solar power plant; and 2 small hydroelectric plants. As of December 31, 2022, it had an installed capacity of 8,453.3 megawatts. The company also transports natural gas through 4,500 km of gas pipelines. In addition, it manufactures, wholesales, retails, operates, and maintains solar panels. The company was formerly known as Tractebel Energia S.A. and changed its name to Engie Brasil Energia S.A. in July 2016. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Florianópolis, Brazil. Engie Brasil Energia S.A. operates as a subsidiary of ENGIE Brasil Participações Ltda.