Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors $5.80 +0.10 (+1.77%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:32 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.74 -0.06 (-0.97%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 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. EBR, LNT, EVRG, WES, SBS, KEP, TLN, DTM, WTRG, and ELPCShould you be buying Algonquin Power & Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Algonquin Power & Utilities include Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Algonquin Power & Utilities vs. Its Competitors Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Korea Electric Power Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) and Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Is EBR or AQN a better dividend stock? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 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. Is EBR or AQN more profitable? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 23.69% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of -48.78%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity of 8.14% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras23.69% 8.14% 3.46% Algonquin Power & Utilities -48.78%4.74%1.73% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EBR or AQN? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Algonquin Power & Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras$7.45B2.29$1.92B$0.769.97Algonquin Power & Utilities$2.32B1.92-$1.38B-$1.55-3.74 Which has more risk and volatility, EBR or AQN? Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer EBR or AQN? Algonquin Power & Utilities has a consensus target price of $6.31, indicating a potential upside of 8.82%. Given Algonquin Power & Utilities' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Algonquin Power & Utilities is more favorable than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 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) 12 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in EBR or AQN? 2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer EBR or AQN? In the previous week, Algonquin Power & Utilities had 10 more articles in the media than Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities and 0 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras. Algonquin Power & Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.00 indicating that Algonquin Power & Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Neutral Algonquin Power & Utilities Neutral SummaryCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras beats Algonquin Power & Utilities on 10 of the 18 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$4.45B$24.28B$15.88B$20.64BDividend Yield4.63%3.73%5.59%3.74%P/E Ratio-3.7435.6120.4528.09Price / Sales1.924.0829.0554.25Price / Cash6.178.8519.1222.31Price / Book0.742.232.164.59Net Income-$1.38B$1.41B$751.09M$986.06M7 Day Performance1.35%1.89%1.19%2.78%1 Month Performance-2.01%3.34%3.37%5.41%1 Year Performance-3.32%24.18%16.84%14.61% Algonquin Power & Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AQNAlgonquin Power & Utilities4.2462 of 5 stars$5.80+1.8%$6.31+8.8%-3.2%$4.45B$2.32B-3.743,786Positive NewsEBRCentrais El�tricas Brasileiras1.4417 of 5 stars$7.27+0.6%N/A+11.5%$16.32B$7.45B9.567,710LNTAlliant Energy4.3781 of 5 stars$61.34+1.3%$63.95+4.3%+21.4%$15.76B$3.98B21.152,998Positive NewsEVRGEvergy4.0626 of 5 stars$68.47+1.9%$73.19+6.9%+33.7%$15.75B$5.89B18.024,731WESWestern Midstream Partners2.2186 of 5 stars$38.68+0.3%$39.83+3.0%-5.7%$14.75B$3.61B11.551,511SBSCompanhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp1.5299 of 5 stars$20.61-0.7%N/A+51.2%$14.08B$6.70B7.6910,552KEPKorea Electric Power1.8625 of 5 stars$10.36-3.4%N/A+86.1%$13.30B$68.46B5.1848,440High Trading VolumeTLNTalen Energy0.7298 of 5 stars$291.59+1.0%$246.33-15.5%+145.9%$13.27B$2.12B30.281,894DTMDT Midstream3.0688 of 5 stars$106.39+0.1%$109.27+2.7%+50.7%$10.81B$981M28.99360News CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8478 of 5 stars$38.03+1.8%$43.50+14.4%+0.1%$10.66B$2.09B17.053,291News CoverageELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.43+0.3%N/A+39.3%$9.01B$4.20B12.046,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras Alternatives Alliant Energy Alternatives Evergy Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Alternatives Korea Electric Power Alternatives Talen Energy Alternatives DT Midstream Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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