Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BIPC) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BIPC or BEPC?

Brookfield Renewable has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Renewable 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	$3.69B	1.38	$171.43M	$1.44	29.77
Brookfield Renewable	$5.88B	0.84	$236M	-$0.89	-38.20

Is BIPC or BEPC more profitable?

Brookfield Renewable has a net margin of 1.06% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Brookfield Renewable's return on equity of 0.42% beat Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Renewable	1.06%	0.42%	0.13%

Is BIPC or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. Brookfield Renewable pays out -167.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Brookfield Renewable has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Brookfield Renewable is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer BIPC or BEPC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable had 6 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Brookfield Renewable and 6 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 1.21 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Renewable	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BIPC or BEPC?

70.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BIPC or BEPC?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BIPC or BEPC?

Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $31.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.85%. Given Brookfield Renewable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

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
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Brookfield Renewable beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.