Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors $5.48 +0.01 (+0.09%) As of 12:17 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AQN vs. EBR, LNT, EVRG, WES, SBS, KEP, TLN, WTRG, DTM, and ELPCShould you be buying Algonquin Power & Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algonquin Power & Utilities include Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Algonquin Power & Utilities vs. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Korea Electric Power Talen Energy Essential Utilities DT Midstream Companhia Paranaense de Energia Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (NYSE:EBR) and Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, EBR or AQN? Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 52.83% of users gave Algonquin Power & Utilities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - EletrobrásOutperform Votes16358.63% Underperform Votes11541.37% Algonquin Power & UtilitiesOutperform Votes26152.83% Underperform Votes23347.17% 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 $0.24 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 -15.5% 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. 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. - Eletrobrás26.50% 9.00% 3.82% Algonquin Power & Utilities -39.12%5.22%1.88% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EBR or AQN? 2.6% of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are held by insiders. 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. Does the media refer more to EBR or AQN? In the previous week, Algonquin Power & Utilities had 7 more articles in the media than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities and 7 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás. Algonquin Power & Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' score of 0.31 indicating that Algonquin Power & Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Algonquin Power & Utilities 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás$41.88B0.40$977.82M$0.769.80Algonquin Power & Utilities$2.37B1.78$28.67M-$1.55-3.54 Do analysts rate EBR or AQN? Algonquin Power & Utilities has a consensus target price of $6.03, indicating a potential upside of 9.85%. 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) 4.00Algonquin Power & Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 SummaryCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and Algonquin Power & Utilities tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 & UtilitiesElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.21B$14.67B$16.26B$19.31BDividend Yield4.74%5.00%5.72%3.83%P/E Ratio-4.2519.7020.4234.57Price / Sales1.7815.8422.9734.96Price / Cash4.0710.0718.6817.51Price / Book0.592.362.104.69Net Income$28.67M$690.28M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.09%-0.64%1.49%-1.82%1 Month Performance1.67%10.61%2.77%7.40%1 Year Performance-17.08%41.56%7.50%4.07% Algonquin Power & Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQNAlgonquin Power & Utilities3.121 of 5 stars$5.49+0.1%$6.03+9.8%-17.6%$4.21B$2.37B-4.253,440Analyst DowngradeEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.0981 of 5 stars$7.55-1.7%N/A-0.8%$16.96B$40.18B9.2112,100News CoverageEarnings ReportLNTAlliant Energy4.2169 of 5 stars$59.52-3.6%$63.55+6.8%+18.7%$15.29B$3.98B22.133,130News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeEVRGEvergy4.1589 of 5 stars$65.35-1.9%$70.92+8.5%+19.2%$15.03B$5.85B17.664,510Positive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners1.4832 of 5 stars$38.24+3.0%$38.33+0.2%-0.2%$14.58B$3.61B9.751,220News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.7638 of 5 stars$20.02-2.8%N/A+39.5%$13.68B$36.15B7.8812,500Analyst DowngradeKEPKorea Electric Power1.1909 of 5 stars$9.55-1.0%N/A+44.9%$12.26B$92.58T4.4248,800News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeTLNTalen Energy1.3867 of 5 stars$236.62+5.1%$240.18+1.5%+118.3%$10.77B$2.07B12.674,981Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8643 of 5 stars$39.02-4.3%$43.50+11.5%-1.2%$10.75B$2.09B19.513,210Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream4.202 of 5 stars$100.26-1.0%$108.27+8.0%+53.5%$10.19B$1.04B24.39360News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$7.79-3.0%N/A+18.0%$8.33B$22.65B11.136,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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