Energias de Portugal (OTCMKTS:EDPFY) and Eurosite Power (OTCMKTS:EUSP) Critical Comparison

Eurosite Power (OTCMKTS:EUSP) and Energias de Portugal (OTCMKTS:EDPFY) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Eurosite Power has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energias de Portugal has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Eurosite Power and Energias de Portugal, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eurosite Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
Energias de Portugal	0	2	1	0	2.33

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eurosite Power and Energias de Portugal”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eurosite Power	$6.99 million	0.62	-$70,000.00	($0.09)	-0.56
Energias de Portugal	$21.76 billion	N/A	$715.52 million	$2.10	21.37

Energias de Portugal has higher revenue and earnings than Eurosite Power. Eurosite Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energias de Portugal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Eurosite Power and Energias de Portugal’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eurosite Power	-113.01%	-12.75%	-12.08%
Energias de Portugal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Energias de Portugal beats Eurosite Power on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eurosite Power

EuroSite Power Inc., owns, operates, and distributes on-site energy systems in the United Kingdom and Europe. Its energy systems produces and supplies electricity, heat, hot water, and cooling solutions to commercial and industrial customers, such as healthcare facilities, hotels, multi-family hotels, multi-family residential buildings, leisure centers, industrial buildings, and schools and colleges. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

About Energias de Portugal

EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity in Portugal, Spain, France, Poland, Romania, Italy, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Greece, Colombia, Brazil, North America, and internationally. It operates through Renewables, Networks, and Client Solutions & Energy Management segments. The company primarily generates and sells electricity through hydro, CCGT, coal, wind, solar, nuclear, and cogeneration and waste sources. It has an installed capacity of 28 GW; and operates 380,788 kilometers of distribution network lines. The company is also involved in the supply of natural gas. In addition, it offers engineering, laboratory tests, professional training, and energy services, as well as property management services. The company's electricity and gas customers include domestic, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and others. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.