Pacific Gas & Electric (NYSE:PCG – 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 companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
78.6% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are owned by company 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 & Volatility
Pacific Gas & Electric has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Pacific Gas & Electric and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor), as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Pacific Gas & Electric presently has a consensus target price of $17.27, indicating a potential upside of 31.78%. Given Pacific Gas & Electric’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pacific Gas & Electric is more favorable than Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor).
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Pacific Gas & Electric and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | $25.84 billion | 1.36 | $2.70 billion | $1.38 | 9.50 |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | $3,077.42 billion | 0.00 | $191.39 million | $4.19 | 4.88 |
Pacific Gas & Electric has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor). Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Gas & Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Pacific Gas & Electric 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 | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | 12.25% | 12.48% | 2.78% |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | 7.46% | 10.31% | 4.09% |
Summary
Pacific Gas & Electric beats Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pacific Gas & Electric
PG&E Corp. operates as a holding company, which engages in generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas to customers. It specializes in energy, utility, power, gas, electricity, solar and sustainability. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
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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