Financial Review: Enagas (OTCMKTS:ENGGY) vs. Centrica (OTCMKTS:CPYYY)

Enagas (OTCMKTS:ENGGY) and Centrica (OTCMKTS:CPYYY) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Enagas has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrica has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Enagas and Centrica, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enagas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Centrica	0	2	1	1	2.75

Profitability

This table compares Enagas and Centrica’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enagas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Centrica	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Enagas and Centrica”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enagas	$979.99 million	4.09	-$323.88 million	N/A	N/A
Centrica	$21.55 billion	0.50	$1.70 billion	N/A	N/A

Centrica has higher revenue and earnings than Enagas.

Dividends

Enagas pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Centrica pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%.

Summary

Centrica beats Enagas on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enagas

Enagás, S.A. engages in the development, operation, and maintenance of gas infrastructures in Spain and internationally. The company provides gas transportation services through gas pipelines; natural gas regasification services; and operates underground storage facilities. It is involved in the operation and technical management of the basic network and secondary transportation network for natural gas. The company operates approximately 12,000 kilometers of gas pipelines, 19 compressor stations and 416 regulation and metering stations. Enagás, S.A. was founded in 1972 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

About Centrica

Centrica plc operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through British Gas Services & Solutions, British Gas Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy, Centrica Energy, and Upstream segments. It supplies gas and electricity to residential, commercial, industrial customers, and small businesses, as well as offers energy-related services; and generates power from nuclear assets. The company also provides installation, repair, and maintenance services for central heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as offers breakdown services. In addition, it is involved in the procurement, trading, and optimization of energy; procurement and sale of LNG; development and operation of large-scale power assets; building of solar farm and connecting to grid; and supply of energy efficiency solutions and technologies. Further, the company produces and processes gas and oil; constructs, owns, and exploits infrastructure; offers central heating, boiler and controls, plumbing and drains, and electrical appliance insurance covers; and engages in the social enterprise investment fund activities. Additionally, it provides metering assets and services, vehicle leasing, and energy management products and services; constructs battery storage and gas peakers; and operates a gas storage and franchise network. The company was formerly known as Yieldtop plc and changed its name to Centrica plc in December 1996. Centrica plc was founded in 1812 and is based in Windsor, the United Kingdom.