Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer BAM or BEPC?

Brookfield Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of $63.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.81%. Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BAM or BEPC?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Asset Management	$835M	119.65	$541M	$1.49	40.94
Brookfield Renewable	$5.88B	0.84	$236M	-$0.89	-38.41

Is BAM or BEPC more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.92% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -26.38%. 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 Asset Management	55.92%	41.12%	25.47%
Brookfield Renewable	-26.38%	-10.53%	-2.93%

Does the media favor BAM or BEPC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 11 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 2 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 1.62 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brookfield Renewable	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BAM or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 pays out -167.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Brookfield Renewable has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Brookfield Renewable is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, BAM or BEPC?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Brookfield Renewable on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.