Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors $6.00 -0.03 (-0.42%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.00 +0.00 (+0.08%) As of 07/25/2025 07:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AQN vs. KEP, LNT, EVRG, EBR, WES, TLN, SBS, WTRG, DTM, and OKLOShould you be buying Algonquin Power & Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algonquin Power & Utilities include Korea Electric Power (KEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Talen Energy (TLN), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), and Oklo (OKLO). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Algonquin Power & Utilities vs. Its Competitors Korea Electric Power Alliant Energy Evergy Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Western Midstream Partners Talen Energy Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Essential Utilities DT Midstream Oklo Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) and Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer AQN or KEP? Algonquin Power & Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $6.31, suggesting a potential upside of 5.30%. Given Algonquin Power & Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Algonquin Power & Utilities is more favorable than Korea Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Algonquin Power & Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Korea Electric Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer AQN or KEP? In the previous week, Algonquin Power & Utilities had 2 more articles in the media than Korea Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities and 2 mentions for Korea Electric Power. Algonquin Power & Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Korea Electric Power's score of 1.31 indicating that Algonquin Power & Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Algonquin Power & Utilities 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Korea Electric Power 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AQN or KEP a better dividend stock? Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays out -16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korea Electric Power pays out 1.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Algonquin Power & Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AQN or KEP? 62.3% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, AQN or KEP? Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AQN or KEP more profitable? Korea Electric Power has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of -48.78%. Korea Electric Power's return on equity of 13.16% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Algonquin Power & Utilities-48.78% 4.74% 1.73% Korea Electric Power 5.53%13.16%2.18% Which has better earnings & valuation, AQN or KEP? Korea Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Algonquin Power & Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Korea Electric Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlgonquin Power & Utilities$2.32B1.98-$1.38B-$1.55-3.87Korea Electric Power$68.46B0.26$2.44B$2.924.76 SummaryKorea Electric Power beats Algonquin Power & Utilities on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Algonquin Power & Utilities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AQN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AQN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AQN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.61B$25.09B$16.19B$21.21BDividend Yield4.39%3.69%5.34%3.60%P/E Ratio-3.8734.8720.3628.45Price / Sales1.984.25207.9760.42Price / Cash6.508.9419.0923.19Price / Book0.772.262.164.68Net Income-$1.38B$1.43B$751.46M$995.03M7 Day Performance1.27%1.95%0.90%1.65%1 Month Performance4.72%3.29%22.52%4.54%1 Year Performance-3.46%19.16%174.89%10.00% Algonquin Power & Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQNAlgonquin Power & Utilities3.7708 of 5 stars$6.00-0.4%$6.31+5.3%-2.3%$4.61B$2.32B-3.873,786Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKEPKorea Electric Power2.6466 of 5 stars$13.51+3.5%N/A+95.8%$17.34B$93.51T4.6348,440Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.1523 of 5 stars$64.56+0.7%$64.23-0.5%+16.3%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementEVRGEvergy3.1517 of 5 stars$69.06+0.2%$74.06+7.2%+23.9%$15.89B$5.85B18.174,731Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionEBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras1.1378 of 5 stars$7.02+0.6%N/A+3.7%$15.79B$41.88B9.237,710WESWestern Midstream Partners1.6667 of 5 stars$39.37-2.7%$39.83+1.2%+1.9%$15.01B$3.61B11.751,511Dividend AnnouncementTLNTalen Energy1.5521 of 5 stars$310.14-5.6%$289.92-6.5%N/A$14.11B$2.12B32.211,894News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp1.8777 of 5 stars$19.90+0.8%N/A+24.8%$13.60B$6.70B7.4310,552Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8874 of 5 stars$37.43+0.1%$43.50+16.2%-8.8%$10.49B$2.09B16.783,291News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeDTMDT Midstream2.5839 of 5 stars$99.96-4.2%$109.27+9.3%+34.7%$10.15B$981M27.24360News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsOKLOOklo1.9306 of 5 stars$62.59-9.3%$60.25-3.7%+796.2%$8.73BN/A-11.5778Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Korea Electric Power Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Oklo Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AQN) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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