Stock Research: Contact Energy

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Contact Energy

NZC:CEN NZCENE0001S6
69
  • Value
    23
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    67
  • Combined
    41
  • Sentiment
    86
  • 360° View
    360° View
    69
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Company Description

Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand-based energy generator and retailer. The company operates in the energy industry, providing electricity, natural gas, broadband, mobile, and solar services. Contact Energy Limited operates in New Zealand. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $5,272 million, a revenue of $1,671 million, and 1273 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 69 (better than 69% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Contact Energy are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Contact Energy. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 51% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 67 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 67% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 86, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 86% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 23, meaning that the share price of Contact Energy is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 77% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
23 29 25 27
Growth
51 37 34 23
Safety
Safety
67 42 50 70
Sentiment
86 51 59 97
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69 33 28 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
85 45 86 79
Opinions Change
10 23 25 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 65 54 83
Market Pulse
62 61 46 73
Sentiment
86 51 59 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
23 29 25 27
Growth
51 37 34 23
Safety Safety
67 42 50 70
Combined
41 27 18 26
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
20 34 25 25
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
40 28 25 18
Price vs. Book (P/B)
25 20 21 27
Dividend Yield
71 59 69 69
Value
23 29 25 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
40 10 18 12
Profit Growth
49 75 80 40
Capital Growth
85 12 28 59
Stock Returns
19 73 41 23
Growth
51 37 34 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
56 45 58 82
Refinancing
43 18 19 33
Liquidity
63 67 67 60
Safety Safety
67 42 50 70

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This stock offers a high growth opportunity with safe financing and positive sentiment. It is typically expensive (low Value Rank), as investors pay a premium for high performance. It is for growth-focused investors comfortable paying a premium for a stock with strong future momentum.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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