Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL

BOVESPA:CPLE6 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$27.3b

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Valuation

Is CPLE6 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CPLE6 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CPLE6 (R$9.34) is trading below our estimate of fair value (R$13.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CPLE6 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CPLE6?

Key metric: As CPLE6 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CPLE6. This is calculated by dividing CPLE6's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CPLE6's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.8x
EarningsR$2.35b
Market CapR$27.34b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CPLE6's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CPLE6 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average7.1x
NEOE3 Neoenergia
6.3x2.6%R$23.8b
CPFE3 CPFL Energia
6.8x-4.7%R$37.4b
ENGI3 Energisa
11.3x1.1%R$21.3b
CMIG4 Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG
4.1x-28.6%R$37.0b
CPLE6 Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL
11.8x7.2%R$27.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CPLE6 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the peer average (7.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CPLE6's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the BR Electric Utilities Industry?

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CPLE6 11.8xIndustry Avg. 8.6xNo. of Companies5PE0612182430+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CPLE6 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the BR Electric Utilities industry average (8.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CPLE6's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CPLE6 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.8x
Fair PE Ratio11x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CPLE6 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CPLE6 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentR$9.34
R$12.85
+37.6%
7.6%R$15.60R$12.00n/a13
Nov ’25R$9.56
R$12.57
+31.5%
4.5%R$13.80R$12.00n/a13
Oct ’25R$10.06
R$12.68
+26.1%
5.9%R$14.20R$12.00n/a12
Sep ’25R$10.43
R$12.52
+20.0%
5.9%R$14.20R$11.30n/a12
Aug ’25R$10.22
R$12.40
+21.3%
5.1%R$13.70R$11.30n/a14
Jul ’25R$9.35
R$12.17
+30.1%
4.1%R$13.30R$11.30n/a13
Jun ’25R$9.08
R$12.17
+34.0%
4.1%R$13.30R$11.30n/a13
May ’25R$9.09
R$12.27
+35.0%
3.7%R$13.30R$11.85n/a11
Apr ’25R$9.55
R$12.19
+27.6%
2.7%R$13.00R$11.85n/a12
Mar ’25R$10.07
R$12.22
+21.3%
2.7%R$13.00R$12.00n/a11
Feb ’25R$10.24
R$12.09
+18.1%
3.5%R$13.00R$11.33n/a9
Jan ’25R$10.36
R$12.04
+16.2%
3.9%R$13.00R$11.33n/a9
Dec ’24R$9.37
R$12.03
+28.4%
3.7%R$13.00R$11.33n/a10
Nov ’24R$8.60
R$11.87
+38.0%
6.6%R$13.00R$10.00R$9.569
Oct ’24R$8.96
R$11.81
+31.8%
6.4%R$13.00R$10.00R$10.069
Sep ’24R$8.75
R$10.39
+18.8%
13.4%R$12.00R$8.10R$10.439
Aug ’24R$8.43
R$9.91
+17.6%
11.1%R$12.00R$8.10R$10.229
Jul ’24R$8.29
R$9.87
+19.0%
11.2%R$12.00R$8.10R$9.359
Jun ’24R$7.45
R$9.68
+29.9%
12.1%R$12.00R$8.10R$9.089
May ’24R$8.02
R$9.48
+18.2%
12.0%R$12.00R$8.20R$9.0911
Apr ’24R$6.94
R$9.12
+31.4%
12.9%R$11.30R$7.40R$9.5510
Mar ’24R$7.01
R$9.07
+29.4%
13.5%R$11.30R$7.40R$10.0710
Feb ’24R$7.80
R$9.09
+16.5%
13.9%R$11.50R$7.40R$10.2410
Jan ’24R$7.91
R$9.03
+14.2%
14.6%R$11.50R$7.40R$10.369
Dec ’23R$8.12
R$8.58
+5.7%
11.5%R$11.00R$7.40R$9.3710
Nov ’23R$8.06
R$8.12
+0.7%
9.7%R$9.50R$7.00R$8.6010

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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