Critical Analysis: Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) & Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN)

Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (NYSE:EDN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Commerce Energy Group and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	$2,277.66 billion	0.00	$299.34 million	$6.26	2.59

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has higher revenue and earnings than Commerce Energy Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.6% of Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Commerce Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Commerce Energy Group and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	11.55%	18.04%	6.71%

Volatility & Risk

Commerce Energy Group has a beta of 14.79, suggesting that its share price is 1,379% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Commerce Energy Group and Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commerce Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)	0	1	0	0	2.00

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 122.37%. Given Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) is more favorable than Commerce Energy Group.

Summary

Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) beats Commerce Energy Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Commerce Energy Group

Commerce Energy Group Inc. through its subsidiaries provides electric power and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Ohio. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.

About Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor)

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is involved in the distribution and sale of electricity in Argentina. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Empresa de Energía del Cono Sur S.A..