Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT – Get Free Report) and Kenon (NYSE:KEN – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenon has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Enlight Renewable Energy and Kenon, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.38 |
| Kenon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Kenon”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | $582.26 million | 16.07 | $132.10 million | $0.62 | 127.29 |
| Kenon | $871.63 million | 4.13 | $66.27 million | $1.04 | 66.38 |
Enlight Renewable Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kenon. Kenon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlight Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Kenon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 12.35% | 3.52% | 0.86% |
| Kenon | 7.98% | 3.47% | 2.01% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kenon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Enlight Renewable Energy beats Kenon on 11 of the 15 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 Kenon
Kenon Holdings Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as an owner, developer, and operator of power generation facilities in Israel, the United States, and internationally. It operates through OPC Power Plants, CPV Group, and ZIM segments. The company engages in the generation and supply of electricity and energy; development, construction, and management of solar and wind energy, and conventional natural gas-fired power plants; and provision of container liner shipping services. It also operates a fleet of 150 vessels. Kenon Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Singapore. Kenon Holdings Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Ansonia Holdings Singapore B.V.
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