Should I buy or sell Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL stock right now?

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" ELP shares. View ELP analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

How have ELP shares performed in 2024?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock was trading at $8.48 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ELP stock has decreased by 16.4% and is now trading at $7.09. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 964,100 shares, an increase of 60.9% from the March 15th total of 599,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 431,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's Short Interest .

When is Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 8th 2024. View our ELP earnings forecast .

How were Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's earnings last quarter?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 28th. The utilities provider reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.50. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 10.55%.

How often does Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0952 per share on Monday, December 11th. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 2nd. Read our dividend analysis for ELP .

Is Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL a good dividend stock?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.68%. Read our dividend analysis for ELP .

What ETFs hold Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (AADR) . VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (SMOG) .

When did Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock split?

Shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL split on the morning of Friday, December 29th 2023. The 5-4 split was announced on Friday, December 29th 2023. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, December 29th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 125 shares after the split.

What is Raul Munhoz Neto's approval rating as Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's CEO?

1 employees have rated Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Chief Executive Officer Raul Munhoz Neto on Glassdoor.com . Raul Munhoz Neto has an approval rating of -100% among the company's employees. This puts Raul Munhoz Neto in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL investors own include Gilead Sciences (GILD) , Halliburton (HAL) , JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) , Pfizer (PFE) , CEMIG (CIG) , General Electric (GE) , Marathon Petroleum (MPC) , Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) , Adobe (ADBE) and Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) .

Who are Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's major shareholders?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Atlas Capital Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Ballentine Partners LLC (0.00%).

How do I buy shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL?

Shares of ELP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$7.09

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Today's Range: $6.98
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$7.12
50-Day Range: $7.04
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$8.44
52-Week Range: $5.59
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$8.91

Volume: 262,981 shs
Average Volume: 432,261 shs
Market Capitalization: $3.88 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 1.69%
Price Target: N/A

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Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
1.15% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: -0.08
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.02%
From $0.57 to $0.61 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

0.71 out of 5 stars

Utilities Sector

81st out of 90 stocks

Electric Services Industry

36th out of 39 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.15% of the float of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has recently increased by 60.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pays a meaningful dividend of 1.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.67% next year. This indicates that Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for ELP.

1.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a news sentiment score of -0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 3.80% of the stock of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL is held by institutions.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL are expected to grow by 7.02% in the coming year, from $0.57 to $0.61 per share.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a PEG Ratio of 2.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Stock (NYSE:ELP)

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, Power Sale, and Gas segments. It is also involved in the piped natural gas distribution. The company operates hydroelectric, wind, and thermoelectric plants; and owns and operates transmission and distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Operates as a subsidiary of Governo Do Estado Do Parana.

ELP Stock Price History

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ELP Stock News Headlines

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Copel: BlackRock reduz participação para 4,96%das ações PNB

April 3, 2024 | msn.com

Copel: Radar Gestora reduz participação para 4,98%das ações PNB

March 23, 2024 | msn.com

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March 5, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

February 29, 2024 | msn.com

Lucro da Copel sobe 51% no 4º tri para R$943 mi

February 28, 2024 | msn.com

Copel: Aneel autoriza companhia a paralisar a operação comercial de termelétrica a carvão mineral

February 28, 2024 | msn.com

Copel protocola no MME documento com a intenção de devolver a concessão da usina termelétrica Figueira à União

January 30, 2024 | msn.com

Copel (CPLE6) registra alta de 4% no consumo de energia no mercado fio em 2023

January 30, 2024 | msn.com

Copel: mercado fio teve aumento de 10% no consumo de energia elétrica durante o 4T23

January 26, 2024 | br.investing.com

Copel vai pagar R$672 mi após acordo em processo de arbitragem

January 26, 2024 | msn.com

Copel pagará R$ 672 milhões para encerrar litígio arbitral que pleiteava R$ 3 bilhões

January 23, 2024 | seekingalpha.com

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December 17, 2023 | msn.com

Copel vende usina elétrica a gás para a Âmbar Energia por R$ 320 milhões

December 15, 2023 | msn.com

Âmbar Energia compra 81,2% de térmica Araucária da Copel por R$320,7 mi

December 14, 2023 | msn.com

Copel fecha acordo com Âmbar Energia para venda de 81,2% na UEG Araucária por R$ 320 milhões

November 27, 2023 | br.investing.com

Copel promete fazer lição de casa a tempo de melhora de preços no médio prazo

November 22, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

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November 10, 2023 | msn.com

Copel (CPLE6): lucro líquido de R$ 441 milhões no 3T23, alta de 16,6%

November 10, 2023 | msn.com

Lucro líquido da Copel sobe 16,6% no 3º trimestre na base anual, para R$ 441 milhões

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 3/28/2017
Today: 4/18/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/08/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Electric services
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:ELP
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 924250
Web: www.copel.com
Phone: 554132222027
Fax: 55-41-3331-4145
Employees: 5,875
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.49
P/E Growth: 2.48
Net Income: $452.44 million
Net Margins: 10.55%
Pretax Margin: 11.59%
Return on Equity: 9.36%
Return on Assets: 3.92%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
Current Ratio: 1.47
Quick Ratio: 1.45

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $4.30 billion
Price / Sales: 0.91
Cash Flow: $1.30 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 5.48
Book Value: $8.85 per share
Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 547,310,000
Free Float: 547,311,000
Market Cap: $3.90 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.92

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Key Executives

Mr. Daniel Pimentel Slaviero (Age 44)
CEO & Member of Executive Board
Mr. Adriano Rudek de Moura (Age 62)
Director of Finance, Investor Relations & Member of Executive Board
Mr. Vicente Loiacono Neto Neto (Age 41)
Deputy Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance & Member of Executive Board
Ms. Ana Leticia Feller (Age 47)
Director of People and Business Management & Member of Executive Board
Mr. Eduardo Vieira de Souza Barbosa (Age 42)
Legal and Compliance Director & Member of Executive Board
David Campos (Age 55)
Director of Communications & Member of Executive Board
Mr. Cassio Santana da Silva (Age 46)
New Business Director & Member of Executive Board
Fernando Antonio Gruppelli Jr.
Deputy Director of Regulation & Member of Executive Board
Ms. Denise Teixeira Gomes
Secretary
Maximiliano Andres Orfali
Chief Executive Officer of Copel Distribuição S.A.

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ELP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL stock right now?: 2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" ELP shares.
View ELP analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
How have ELP shares performed in 2024?: Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock was trading at $8.48 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ELP stock has decreased by 16.4% and is now trading at $7.09.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL?: Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 964,100 shares, an increase of 60.9% from the March 15th total of 599,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 431,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.
View Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's Short Interest.
When is Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 8th 2024.
View our ELP earnings forecast.
How were Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's earnings last quarter?: Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 28th. The utilities provider reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.50. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 10.55%.
How often does Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL?: Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0952 per share on Monday, December 11th. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 2nd.
Read our dividend analysis for ELP.
Is Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL a good dividend stock?: Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.68%.
Read our dividend analysis for ELP.

What ETFs hold Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (AADR).VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (SMOG).
When did Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock split?: Shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL split on the morning of Friday, December 29th 2023. The 5-4 split was announced on Friday, December 29th 2023. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, December 29th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 125 shares after the split.
What is Raul Munhoz Neto's approval rating as Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's CEO?: 1 employees have rated Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Chief Executive Officer Raul Munhoz Neto on Glassdoor.com. Raul Munhoz Neto has an approval rating of -100% among the company's employees. This puts Raul Munhoz Neto in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
What other stocks do shareholders of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL investors own include Gilead Sciences (GILD), Halliburton (HAL), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Pfizer (PFE), CEMIG (CIG), General Electric (GE), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Adobe (ADBE) and Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF).
Who are Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's major shareholders?: Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Atlas Capital Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Ballentine Partners LLC (0.00%).
How do I buy shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL?: Shares of ELP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

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Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Stock (NYSE:ELP)

ELP Stock Price History

ELP Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Institutional Ownership

ELP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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