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American Electric Power vs Energy Co of Parana

AEP and ELPC side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How AEP and ELPC compare

Energy Co of Parana grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.3% versus 11.1% for American Electric Power).

American Electric Power pays a dividend yielding 3.0%; Energy Co of Parana does not pay one.

American Electric Power scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 2 for Energy Co of Parana), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricAEPELPC
Size and price
Market cap$70.2B–
Share price$128.91$10.66
Change, 1 year5.0%4.1%
Change, 5 years54.6%–
Beta (5Y)0.250.39
Employees18K4,276
StockData Score
Total score7 (better)2
Valuation score1 (better)0
Growth score3 (better)2
Performance score00
Health score00
Dividend score3 (better)0
Valuation
P/E21.0×–
P/S3.0×–
P/B2.1×–
EV/EBITDA22.6×–
P/FCF20.7×–
PEG1.49–
FCF yield4.8%–
Fair value$109.23–
Margin of safety−18.0%–
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)11.1%15.3% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average8.0% (better)7.0%
EPS growth (TTM)−10.2%–
EPS growth, 5Y average8.5%–
Profitability
Gross margin68.4% (better)21.7%
Operating margin23.4% (better)−2.4%
FCF margin14.4%–
Return on invested capital6.2% (better)−2.4%
Financial health
Debt / equity1.66–
Net debt / EBITDA9.71–
Interest coverage2.4× (better)−0.2×
Current ratio0.510.98 (better)
Altman Z-score0.91–
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield3.0%–
Years of dividend growth16–
Dividend growth, 5Y average5.7%–
Buyback yield−1.4%–
Shareholder yield1.5%–
Ownership
Held by institutions92.1%0.70%
Held by insiders0.11%0.02%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$1.7M−$760K (better)
Superinvestors holding1–
Short interest, % of float5.0%–

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