Financial Survey: Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and Enel (OTCMKTS:ENLAY)

Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and Enel (OTCMKTS:ENLAY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enel has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Enlight Renewable Energy and Enel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enlight Renewable Energy	0	2	2	0	2.50
Enel	0	1	1	1	3.00

Enlight Renewable Energy presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.36%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Enel.

Profitability

This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Enel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enlight Renewable Energy	13.58%	3.34%	1.01%
Enel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Enel”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enlight Renewable Energy	$307.24 million	6.20	$70.92 million	$0.44	37.43
Enel	$103.42 billion	0.69	$3.72 billion	N/A	N/A

Enel has higher revenue and earnings than Enlight Renewable Energy.

Summary

Enlight Renewable Energy beats Enel on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enlight Renewable Energy

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

About Enel

Enel SpA operates as an integrated operator in electricity and gas industries worldwide. It generates, distributes, transmits, and sells electricity; transports and markets natural gas; and constructs and operates generation plants and distribution grids. The company also provides energy management services; e-vehicle charging infrastructure for public and private customers; and engages in the energy commodities business. It operates wind, thermal, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar photovoltaic, and geothermal power plants. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.