Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) versus Enel Generación Chile (OTCMKTS:EOCCY) Head-To-Head Contrast

Enel Generación Chile (OTCMKTS:EOCCY) and Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

59.9% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Enel Generación Chile and Hawaiian Electric Industries’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enel Generación Chile	$2.04 billion	1.26	$274.88 million	N/A	N/A
Hawaiian Electric Industries	$3.68 billion	0.27	$201.13 million	$1.69	5.34

Enel Generación Chile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hawaiian Electric Industries.

Risk and Volatility

Enel Generación Chile has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawaiian Electric Industries has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Enel Generación Chile and Hawaiian Electric Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enel Generación Chile	-13.90%	-37.57%	-20.67%
Hawaiian Electric Industries	5.16%	9.58%	1.30%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Enel Generación Chile and Hawaiian Electric Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enel Generación Chile	0	0	0	0	N/A
Hawaiian Electric Industries	2	1	0	0	1.33

Hawaiian Electric Industries has a consensus price target of $11.63, suggesting a potential upside of 28.88%. Given Hawaiian Electric Industries’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hawaiian Electric Industries is more favorable than Enel Generación Chile.

Summary

Hawaiian Electric Industries beats Enel Generación Chile on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enel Generación Chile

Enel Generación Chile S.A., an electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Chile. The company generates electricity through hydro, thermal, and wind power sources. As of December 31, 2019, it had 6,114 megawatts of installed capacity with 28 generation facilities and a total of 110 generation units. The company also supplies its electricity to regulated electricity distribution companies; unregulated industrial firms primarily in the mining, pulp, and steel sectors; and the pool market. Further it provides engineering consulting services. The company was formerly known as Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. and changed its name to Enel Generación Chile S.A. in November 2016. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Enel Generación Chile S.A. is a subsidiary of Enel Chile S.A.

About Hawaiian Electric Industries

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electric utility businesses in the United States. It operates in three segments: Electric Utility, Bank, and Other. The Electric Utility segment engages in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, and Molokai. Its renewable energy sources and potential sources include wind, solar, photovoltaic, geothermal, wave, hydroelectric, municipal waste, and other biofuels. This segment serves suburban communities, resorts, the United States Armed Forces installations, and agricultural operations. The Bank segment operates a federally chartered savings bank that offers banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses, including savings and checking accounts; and loans comprising residential and commercial real estate, residential mortgage, construction and development, multifamily residential and commercial real estate, consumer, and commercial loans. The Other segment invests in non-regulated renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure in the State of Hawaii. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.