Financial Review: Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (EDN) & Its Rivals

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN) is one of 104 publicly-traded companies in the “Electric Utilities” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	1	1	0	0	1.50
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) Competitors	1426	6539	5518	141	2.32

As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	$2.44 billion	$191.39 million	3.43
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) Competitors	$13.64 billion	$1.54 billion	20.13

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings 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 its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	7.46%	10.31%	4.09%
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) Competitors	14.14%	9.73%	3.20%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s rivals have a beta of -2.29, suggesting that their average share price is 329% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) rivals beat Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

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..