Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) & Eurosite Power (OTCMKTS:EUSP) Critical Analysis

Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) and Eurosite Power (OTCMKTS:EUSP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Iberdrola and Eurosite Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iberdrola	$48.42 billion	2.65	$6.07 billion	$3.31	23.23
Eurosite Power	$6.99 million	0.16	-$70,000.00	($0.09)	-0.16

Iberdrola has higher revenue and earnings than Eurosite Power. Eurosite Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iberdrola, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Iberdrola shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Iberdrola and Eurosite Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iberdrola	11.30%	8.27%	3.18%
Eurosite Power	-113.01%	-8.52%	-7.82%

Risk & Volatility

Iberdrola has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eurosite Power has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Iberdrola and Eurosite Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iberdrola	0	2	2	0	2.50
Eurosite Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Iberdrola beats Eurosite Power on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Iberdrola

Iberdrola, S.A. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, and Australia. It generates electricity from renewable sources, such as onshore and offshore wind, hydro, photovoltaic, combined cycle gas, and conventional nuclear, as well as through batteries. The company is also involved in the purchase and sale of electricity and gas on wholesale markets; energy retail supply activities, such as gas and electricity, and other products and services, including hydrogen, as well as non-renewable generation; and production of green hydrogen. It has a total installed capacity of 62,871 MW. In addition, the company offers heat pumps, self-consumption, electric mobility, solar, etc. services to residential customers; and management of energy facilities, as well as supplies green H2, industrial heat, etc. to industrial customers. Iberdrola, S.A. was founded in 1840 and is based in Bilbao, Spain.

About Eurosite Power

EuroSite Power Inc., owns, operates, and distributes on-site energy systems in the United Kingdom and Europe. Its energy systems produces and supplies electricity, heat, hot water, and cooling solutions to commercial and industrial customers, such as healthcare facilities, hotels, multi-family hotels, multi-family residential buildings, leisure centers, industrial buildings, and schools and colleges. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.