Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:EDN) & Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) Head-To-Head Review

Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:EDN) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enlight Renewable Energy	23.15%	4.47%	1.46%
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima	14.11%	25.90%	7.26%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enlight Renewable Energy	$255.70 million	7.40	$70.92 million	$0.51	32.10
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima	$2.67 billion	0.28	$183.81 million	$6.34	2.60

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima has higher revenue and earnings than Enlight Renewable Energy. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlight Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Enlight Renewable Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enlight Renewable Energy	0	2	2	0	2.50
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima	0	0	1	0	3.00

Enlight Renewable Energy presently has a consensus target price of $18.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.54%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima.

Summary

Enlight Renewable Energy beats Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enlight Renewable Energy

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

About Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima

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..