Comparing Terna (OTCMKTS:TERRF) and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN)

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN) and Terna (OTCMKTS:TERRF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and Terna”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	$2.44 billion	0.47	$191.39 million	$5.40	4.73
Terna	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.26	42.26

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has higher revenue and earnings than Terna. Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Terna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.2% of Terna shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and Terna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	10.25%	13.79%	5.51%
Terna	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) and Terna, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	0	3	0	0	2.00
Terna	0	1	0	0	2.00

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.90%. Given Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is more favorable than Terna.

Summary

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) beats Terna on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)

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..

About Terna

Terna S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides electricity transmission and dispatching services in Italy, other Euro-area countries, and internationally. It operates through Regulated, Non-Regulated, and International segments. The company is involved in the design, construction, management, development, operation, and maintenance of national transmission grid; dispatching and metering; and construction of storage systems. It also supplies transformers and cables; provides energy and connectivity services; and installs and operates interconnecting lines. In addition, the company designs, produces, commercializes, and repairs power transformers for electricity transmission and distribution grids; industrial transformers for the steel and metals industries; special transformers for convertors used in electrochemical production; produces and sells marine and terrestrial cables; develops renewable energy projects; and undertakes private interconnector projects. Terna S.p.A. was founded in 1962 and is based in Rome, Italy.