Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) and Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend BIPC or EBR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, BIPC or EBR?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Infrastructure	$3.65B	1.26	$171.45M	$1.44	26.90
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$7.45B	2.47	$1.92B	$0.52	15.73

Does the media favor BIPC or EBR?

In the previous week, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras and 3 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.81 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BIPC or EBR a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brookfield Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BIPC or EBR?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BIPC or EBR?

70.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BIPC or EBR more profitable?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity of 7.05% beat Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	15.65%	7.05%	3.03%

Summary

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.