Contrasting Enel Chile (NYSE:ENIC) and Centuri (NYSE:CTRI)

Enel Chile (NYSE:ENIC) and Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Enel Chile has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centuri has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Enel Chile and Centuri, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enel Chile	0	4	1	1	2.50
Centuri	2	1	2	0	2.00

Enel Chile presently has a consensus target price of $4.30, indicating a potential downside of 3.70%. Centuri has a consensus target price of $28.85, indicating a potential downside of 26.34%. Given Enel Chile’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Enel Chile is more favorable than Centuri.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Enel Chile and Centuri”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enel Chile	$4.66 billion	1.32	$538.00 million	$0.40	11.16
Centuri	$2.98 billion	1.32	$22.40 million	$0.23	170.30

Enel Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Centuri. Enel Chile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centuri, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.2% of Enel Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Centuri shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Enel Chile and Centuri’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enel Chile	11.04%	9.60%	4.14%
Centuri	0.76%	5.09%	1.50%

Summary

Enel Chile beats Centuri on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enel Chile

Enel Chile S.A., an electricity utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Chile. The company operates through Generation, and Distribution and Networks Segments. It generates electricity through various sources, such as hydroelectric, thermal, wind, solar, and geothermal power plants. It distributes electricity in various municipalities of the Santiago metropolitan region. The company also engages in the sale and transportation of natural gas, and provision of engineering consulting services. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Enersis Chile S.A. and changed its name to Enel Chile S.A. in October 2016. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Enel Chile S.A. (SNSE:ENELCHILE) operates as a subsidiary of Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL).

About Centuri

Centuri Holdings, Inc. operates as a utility infrastructure services company in North America. It offers gas utility services, including maintenance, repair, installation, and replacement services for natural gas local distribution utility companies with focus on the modernization of infrastructure. The company also provides electric utility services comprising design, maintenance and repair, upgrade, and expansion services for transmission and distribution infrastructure. Its customers include electric, gas, and combination utility companies, as well as serves end markets, such as renewable energy and 5G datacom. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Centuri Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.