Comparing Endesa (OTCMKTS:ELEZY) & Hydro One (OTCMKTS:HRNNF)

Endesa (OTCMKTS:ELEZY) and Hydro One (OTCMKTS:HRNNF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Endesa and Hydro One”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Endesa	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hydro One	$6.19 billion	3.86	$843.65 million	$0.75	53.09

Hydro One has higher revenue and earnings than Endesa.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Endesa and Hydro One, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endesa	4	4	0	0	1.50
Hydro One	0	5	1	0	2.17

Profitability

This table compares Endesa and Hydro One’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endesa	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hydro One	14.74%	10.52%	3.47%

Dividends

Endesa pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Hydro One pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hydro One pays out 126.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Hydro One beats Endesa on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Endesa

Endesa, S.A. engages in the generation, distribution, and sale of electricity in Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Morocco, Italy, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and internationally. The company generates electricity from various energy sources, such as hydroelectric, nuclear, thermal, wind, and solar. It also offers advisory services and technology relating to energy efficiency, distributed generation, and energy demand management; deploys structures for recharging electric vehicles, vehicle-to-grid, and second-life services for batteries; develops integrated services for local administrations, such as public lighting, smart city development, energy efficiency services, and solutions for connectivity; and provides energy producers with financial solutions, as well as provides engineering and construction activities for facilities related to the electricity business. As of December 31, 2023, it had an installed capacity of 21,247 MW in Spain; operates 319,136 km of distribution and transmission networks; and distributes electricity to 10,522 thousands customers and gas to 1,829 thousands customers. The company was formerly known as Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A. and changed its name to Endesa, S.A. in June 1997. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Endesa, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Enel Iberia Srl.

About Hydro One

Hydro One Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electricity transmission and distribution company in Ontario. The company operates through three segments: Transmission, Distribution, and Other. It owns and operates approximately 30,000 circuit kilometers of high-voltage transmission lines and approximately 125,000 circuit kilometers primary low-voltage distribution lines. The company serves residential, small business, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as municipal utilities. It also provides telecommunications support services for its transmission and distribution businesses; and information and communications technology services and solutions. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.