Contrasting Talen Energy (OTCMKTS:TLNE) & Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (OTCMKTS:ELPVY)

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

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	18.43%	16.92%	7.73%

Analyst Ratings

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

	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 target price of $101.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.03%. Given Talen Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Talen Energy is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Talen Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talen Energy	$2.55 billion	2.57	$613.00 million	N/A	N/A
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	$3.95 billion	0.90	$504.25 million	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Talen Energy beats Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL on 5 of the 9 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, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers primarily in the State of Paraná, Brazil. As of December 31, 2019, the company operated 19 hydroelectric plants, 25 wind plants, and one thermoelectric plant with a total installed capacity of 5,742.0 megawatts; and owned and operated 3,389 kilometers of transmission lines and 199,952.6 kilometers of distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in 399 municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. The company also provides telecommunication services to corporate clients, including supermarkets, universities, banks, internet service providers, and television networks, as well as to retail clients; and broadband internet access to public elementary and middle schools. In addition, it supplies piped gas to 47,238 customers, including thermoelectric plants, cogeneration plants, gas stations, other businesses, and residences through a gas distribution network covering 833 kilometers in the State of Paraná. Companhia Paranaense de Energia Â- COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.