Equatorial Energia (OTCMKTS:EQUEY – Get Free Report) and Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Equatorial Energia and Terrestrial Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Equatorial Energia | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Terrestrial Energy | N/A | -23.24% | -11.93% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Equatorial Energia and Terrestrial Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Equatorial Energia | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.25 | 31.15 |
| Terrestrial Energy | $250,000.00 | 3,199.09 | -$28.02 million | ($0.10) | -75.50 |
Equatorial Energia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Terrestrial Energy. Terrestrial Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equatorial Energia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of Equatorial Energia shares are held by institutional investors. 28.6% of Terrestrial Energy shares are held by company insiders. 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Equatorial Energia and Terrestrial Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Equatorial Energia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Terrestrial Energy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Terrestrial Energy has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 78.81%. Given Terrestrial Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Terrestrial Energy is more favorable than Equatorial Energia.
About Equatorial Energia
Equatorial Energia S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the electricity generation, distribution, transmission, and sanitation operations in Brazil. It operates through Distribution, Transmission, Wind Generation, Services, Sanitation, and Other segments. The company generates energy from wind, solar, biomass, qualified co-generation, and hydroelectric plants. It also distributes electric energy in the 217 municipalities of Maranhão State with a concession area of approximately 332,000 square kilometers serving approximately 2.5 million consumers; and 144 municipalities of Pará State with a concession area covering 1,248,000 square kilometers serving approximately 2.6 million consumers. In addition, the company distributes electric energy to 224 municipalities of Piauí State with a concession area covering 251,000 square kilometers serving approximately 1.3 million consumers; 102 municipalities of Alagoas State with a concession area covering 27,848 square kilometers serving approximately 1.2 million consumers; 16 municipalities of Amapá State serving approximately 209,000 consumers; and 72 municipalities of Rio de Janeiro State serving approximately 1.8 million consumers. Equatorial Energia S.A. was founded in 1958 and is based in Brasília, Brazil.
About Terrestrial Energy
Terrestrial Energy Inc. produces carbon free nuclear energy in North Carolina and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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