Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) Competitors

Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, BEP or BAM?

Brookfield Renewable Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BEP or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.92% compared to Brookfield Renewable Partners' net margin of 2.28%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 41.12% beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable Partners	2.28%	0.44%	0.16%
Brookfield Asset Management	55.92%	41.12%	25.47%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BEP or BAM?

63.2% of Brookfield Renewable Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by company 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 prefer BEP or BAM?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 21 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable Partners. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 5 mentions for Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' score of 1.24 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BEP or BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Renewable Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, 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 Renewable Partners	$5.88B	1.17	-$181M	-$0.95	-25.60
Brookfield Asset Management	$3.98B	25.20	$541M	$1.49	41.73

Do analysts prefer BEP or BAM?

Brookfield Renewable Partners currently has a consensus price target of $30.11, suggesting a potential upside of 23.81%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $63.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.85%. Given Brookfield Renewable Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable Partners is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is BEP or BAM a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Brookfield Renewable Partners pays out -156.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 117.4% 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 Partners has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Brookfield Renewable Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Brookfield Renewable Partners on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.