Pampa Energia (PAM) vs. Its Peers Financial Survey

Pampa Energia (NYSE:PAM) is one of 103 publicly-traded companies in the “Electric Utilities” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Pampa Energia to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Pampa Energia and its competitors’ 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	13.89%	9.77%	3.23%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Pampa Energia and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pampa Energia	0	3	1	0	2.25
Pampa Energia Competitors	1427	6544	5521	140	2.32

Pampa Energia currently has a consensus price target of $98.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.67%. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 2.20%. Given Pampa Energia’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Pampa Energia is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.8% of Pampa Energia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by institutional investors. 55.5% of Pampa Energia shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pampa Energia and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pampa Energia	$2.00 billion	$377.00 million	5.12
Pampa Energia Competitors	$13.64 billion	$1.54 billion	20.16

Pampa Energia’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Pampa Energia. Pampa Energia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Pampa Energia has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pampa Energia’s competitors have a beta of -2.37, meaning that their average stock price is 337% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pampa Energia competitors 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.