ENGIE (OTCMKTS:ENGIY – Get Free Report) and Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY – Get Free Report) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Dividends
ENGIE pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Iberdrola pays an annual dividend of $2.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Iberdrola pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Risk & Volatility
ENGIE has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iberdrola has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ENGIE | $81.38 billion | 0.99 | $4.33 billion | N/A | N/A |
| Iberdrola | $51.52 billion | 3.02 | $7.11 billion | $4.06 | 22.66 |
Iberdrola has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ENGIE.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of Iberdrola shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares ENGIE and Iberdrola’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ENGIE | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Iberdrola | 13.40% | 9.88% | 3.81% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ENGIE and Iberdrola, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ENGIE | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.89 |
| Iberdrola | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.29 |
Summary
Iberdrola beats ENGIE on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ENGIE
ENGIE SA engages in the power, natural gas, and energy services businesses. It operates through Renewables, Networks, Energy Solutions, FlexGen, Retail, Nuclear, and Others segments. The Renewables segment comprises renewable energy generation activities, including financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of renewable energy facilities using various energy sources, such as hydroelectric, onshore wind, photovoltaic solar, offshore wind, and geothermal. The Networks segment comprises the electricity and gas infrastructure activities and projects, including the management and development of gas and electricity transportation networks and natural gas distribution networks in and outside of Europe, natural gas underground storage in Europe, and regasification infrastructure in France and Chile. The Energy Solutions encompasses the construction and management of decentralized energy networks to produce energy and related services. The FlexGen segment operates flexible thermal generation and electricity, pumping, and battery storage facilities; solutions for decarbonizing industry with low-carbon hydrogen; and financing, construction, and operation of desalination plants. The Retail segment engages in the sale of gas and electricity to professional, individual, and residential clients. The Nuclear segment engages in the nuclear power generation activities. The others segment sells energy to companies and offers energy management services and solutions. The company was formerly known as GDF SUEZ S.A. and changed its name to ENGIE SA in April 2015. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.
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.
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