Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) Competitors

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

Is BAM or BEP a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Brookfield Renewable Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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 pays out -156.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Brookfield Renewable Partners 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.

Does the media prefer BAM or BEP?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 10 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable Partners. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 5 mentions for Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' score of 1.18 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Renewable Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BAM or BEP?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable Partners has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BAM or BEP?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Asset Management	$3.98B	23.26	$541M	$1.49	37.93
Brookfield Renewable Partners	$5.88B	1.30	-$181M	-$0.95	-28.28

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BAM or BEP?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Brookfield Renewable Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAM or BEP 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 Asset Management	55.92%	41.12%	25.47%
Brookfield Renewable Partners	2.28%	0.44%	0.16%

Do analysts prefer BAM or BEP?

Brookfield Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of $64.02, suggesting a potential upside of 13.26%. Brookfield Renewable Partners has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.67%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Brookfield Renewable Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Brookfield Renewable Partners on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.