Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK – Get Free Report) and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Duke Energy and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Duke Energy | $32.24 billion | 3.02 | $4.97 billion | $6.53 | 19.13 |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | $2.44 billion | 0.51 | $191.39 million | $5.40 | 5.10 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Duke Energy and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor), as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Duke Energy | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Duke Energy presently has a consensus price target of $138.93, suggesting a potential upside of 11.22%. Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.83%. Given Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is more favorable than Duke Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Duke Energy and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Duke Energy | 15.49% | 9.73% | 2.64% |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | 10.25% | 13.79% | 5.51% |
Risk & Volatility
Duke Energy has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
65.3% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Duke Energy beats Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar and wind sources, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas customers; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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..
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