Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG – 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Evergy has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Evergy 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 | |
| Evergy | 14.63% | 9.09% | 2.75% |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | 10.25% | 13.79% | 5.51% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Evergy and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Evergy | $6.03 billion | 3.13 | $855.60 million | $3.77 | 21.72 |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | $2.44 billion | 0.50 | $191.39 million | $5.40 | 5.01 |
Evergy has 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 Evergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Evergy and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor), as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Evergy | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Evergy presently has a consensus target price of $89.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.42%. Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.01%. Given Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is more favorable than Evergy.
Summary
Evergy beats Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Evergy
Evergy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through coal, landfill gas, uranium, and natural gas and oil sources, as well as solar, wind, other renewable sources. It serves residences, commercial firms, industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
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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