Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) and Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Is EBR or AQN more profitable?

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a net margin of 26.50% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of -39.12%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' return on equity of 9.00% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	26.50%	9.00%	3.82%
Algonquin Power & Utilities	-39.12%	5.22%	1.88%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EBR or AQN?

2.6% of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, EBR or AQN?

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Algonquin Power & Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás, 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
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	$41.88B	0.40	$977.82M	$0.76	9.82
Algonquin Power & Utilities	$2.37B	1.92	$28.67M	-$1.55	-3.82

Does the media prefer EBR or AQN?

In the previous week, Algonquin Power & Utilities had 43 more articles in the media than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities and 3 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' score of 0.63 indicating that Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Algonquin Power & Utilities	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EBR or AQN?

Algonquin Power & Utilities received 98 more outperform votes than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.63% of users gave Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás an outperform vote while only 51.89% of users gave Algonquin Power & Utilities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	Outperform Votes 163 58.63%	Underperform Votes 115 41.37%
Algonquin Power & Utilities	Outperform Votes 261 51.89%	Underperform Votes 242 48.11%

Do analysts rate EBR or AQN?

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a consensus target price of $6.31, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Algonquin Power & Utilities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Algonquin Power & Utilities is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Algonquin Power & Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is EBR or AQN a better dividend stock?

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays out -16.8% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, EBR or AQN?

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás beats Algonquin Power & Utilities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.