Reviewing Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and PPL (NYSE:PPL)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Enlight Renewable Energy and PPL, 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
PPL	0	3	8	0	2.73

Enlight Renewable Energy presently has a consensus target price of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.61%. PPL has a consensus target price of $34.27, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than PPL.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and PPL”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enlight Renewable Energy	$398.80 million	5.02	$70.92 million	$0.36	48.08
PPL	$8.46 billion	3.01	$888.00 million	$1.21	28.54

PPL has higher revenue and earnings than Enlight Renewable Energy. PPL 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.

Volatility & Risk

Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPL has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of PPL shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of PPL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enlight Renewable Energy	11.09%	3.03%	0.88%
PPL	10.49%	8.88%	3.11%

Summary

PPL beats Enlight Renewable Energy on 9 of the 14 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 PPL

PPL Corporation, an energy company, focuses on providing electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Kentucky Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated, and Rhode Island Regulated. The company delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island; delivers natural gas to customers in Kentucky and Rhode Island; and generates electricity from power plants in Kentucky. PPL Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.