Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer BEPC or BAM?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 7 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 5 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 1.13 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BEPC or BAM?

Brookfield Renewable currently has a consensus price target of $35.75, indicating a potential downside of 6.02%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $63.52, indicating a potential upside of 9.93%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BEPC or BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable 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	$5.88B	0.94	$236M	-$0.89	-42.74
Brookfield Asset Management	$3.98B	23.78	$541M	$1.49	38.78

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

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Is BEPC or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.92% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -26.59%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 41.12% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-26.59%	-10.23%	-2.84%
Brookfield Asset Management	55.92%	41.12%	25.47%

Which has more volatility & risk, BEPC or BAM?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BEPC or BAM a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -167.4% 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brookfield Asset Management has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Brookfield Renewable is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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