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CEPU vs SO

Side-by-side comparison of Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) and Southern Company (SO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CEPU and SO operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SO is the larger of the two at $104.48B, about 47.1x CEPU ($2.22B).
  • SO has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for CEPU).
  • SO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for CEPU).
MetricCEPUSO
Company
Central Puerto S.A.
Southern Company
Price
-
-
Market cap
$2.22B
$104.48B
1M return
-
-
1Y return
-
-
Industry
Electric Utilities: Central
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2018
News (4w)
1
6
Recent ratings
1
25
CEPU

Central Puerto S.A.

Central Puerto S.A. generates and sells electric power to private and public customers in Argentina. It also produces steam. As of December 31, 2020, the company owned and operated five thermal generation plants, one hydroelectric generation plant, and seven wind farms with a total installed capacity of 4,709 MW. Central Puerto S.A. was founded in 1989 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

SO

Southern Company

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.