Contrasting Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIASP) and Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY)

Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) and Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIASP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Iberdrola and Via Renewables’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iberdrola	15.59%	9.88%	3.83%
Via Renewables	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Iberdrola and Via Renewables, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iberdrola	1	6	2	0	2.11
Via Renewables	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Iberdrola and Via Renewables”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iberdrola	$51.52 billion	3.11	$7.11 billion	$4.72	20.10
Via Renewables	$480.22 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Iberdrola has higher revenue and earnings than Via Renewables.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Iberdrola shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Iberdrola pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Via Renewables pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Iberdrola pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Iberdrola beats Via Renewables on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Iberdrola

Iberdrola, S.A. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, and Australia. It generates electricity from renewable sources, such as onshore and offshore wind, hydro, photovoltaic, combined cycle gas, and conventional nuclear, as well as through batteries. The company is also involved in the purchase and sale of electricity and gas on wholesale markets; energy retail supply activities, such as gas and electricity, and other products and services, including hydrogen, as well as non-renewable generation; and production of green hydrogen. It has a total installed capacity of 62,871 MW. In addition, the company offers heat pumps, self-consumption, electric mobility, solar, etc. services to residential customers; and management of energy facilities, as well as supplies green H2, industrial heat, etc. to industrial customers. Iberdrola, S.A. was founded in 1840 and is based in Bilbao, Spain.

About Via Renewables

Via Renewables, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent retail energy services company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail Electricity and Retail Natural Gas. The Retail Electricity segment engages in the transmission and sale of electricity to residential and commercial customers. The Retail Natural Gas segment is involved in the transportation, distribution, and sale of natural gas to residential and commercial customers. It also provides broker services for retail energy customers; and wireless services and equipment to wireless customers. The company offers its services under the Electricity Maine, Electricity N.H., Major Energy, Provider Power Massachusetts, Spark Energy, and Verde Energy brand names. It operates in 104 utility service territories across 20 states and the District of Columbia; and has approximately 335,000 residential customer equivalents. The company was formerly known as Spark Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Via Renewables, Inc. in August 2021. Via Renewables, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.