ENB vs. TRP, PPL, ALA, KEY, GEI, TPZ, KML, TWM, CNQ, and SU
Should you be buying Enbridge stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enbridge include TC Energy (TRP), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), AltaGas (ALA), Keyera (KEY), Gibson Energy (GEI), Topaz Energy (TPZ), Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) (KML), Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure (TWM), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), and Suncor Energy (SU).
Enbridge (TSE:ENB) and TC Energy (TSE:TRP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.
In the previous week, TC Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Enbridge. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for TC Energy and 2 mentions for Enbridge. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Enbridge's score of 0.96 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Enbridge pays an annual dividend of C$3.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Enbridge pays out 138.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy pays out 147.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enbridge is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Enbridge received 154 more outperform votes than TC Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.86% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote while only 61.87% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.
TC Energy has a net margin of 17.31% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 13.81%. Enbridge's return on equity of 8.70% beat TC Energy's return on equity.
53.4% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Enbridge shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of TC Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than TC Energy. Enbridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TC Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Enbridge has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Enbridge presently has a consensus target price of C$53.44, indicating a potential upside of 8.59%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of C$54.94, indicating a potential upside of 1.40%. Given Enbridge's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Enbridge is more favorable than TC Energy.
Summary
Enbridge beats TC Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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