Reviewing Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP) and Talen Energy (OTCMKTS:TLNE)

Talen Energy (OTCMKTS:TLNE) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Talen Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talen Energy	0	0	3	0	3.00
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	0	0	0	0	N/A

Talen Energy currently has a consensus price target of $101.00, indicating a potential upside of ∞. Given Talen Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Talen Energy is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL.

Profitability

This table compares Talen Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talen Energy	N/A	1.87%	0.67%
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	10.87%	9.07%	3.95%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Talen Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talen Energy	$2.55 billion	0.00	$613.00 million	N/A	N/A
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	$22.01 billion	0.19	$452.44 million	N/A	N/A

Talen Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL.

Summary

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL beats Talen Energy on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Talen Energy

Talen Energy Corporation, an independent power producer and infrastructure company, produces and sells electricity, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale power markets in the United States. The company operates nuclear, fossil, solar, and coal power plants. It is also developing battery storage projects. The company owns and operates approximately 10.7 GW of power infrastructure. Talen Energy Corporation is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, Power Sale, and Gas segments. It is also involved in the piped natural gas distribution. The company operates hydroelectric, wind, and thermoelectric plants; and owns and operates transmission and distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL Operates as a subsidiary of Governo Do Estado Do Parana.