Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media prefer BEPC or EVRG?

In the previous week, Evergy had 7 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Evergy and 13 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Evergy's score of 0.85 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evergy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, BEPC or EVRG?

Evergy has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evergy, 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	$4.14B	0.99	$236M	-$0.89	-31.72
Evergy	$5.85B	2.72	$731.30M	$3.79	18.27

Do analysts rate BEPC or EVRG?

Brookfield Renewable presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.35%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $70.92, indicating a potential upside of 2.41%. Given Brookfield Renewable's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Evergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Is BEPC or EVRG a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -167.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 70.4% 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. Evergy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Brookfield Renewable is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, BEPC or EVRG?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BEPC or EVRG?

Evergy received 120 more outperform votes than Brookfield Renewable when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.44% of users gave Evergy an outperform vote while only 51.61% of users gave Brookfield Renewable an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Renewable	Outperform Votes 16 51.61%	Underperform Votes 15 48.39%
Evergy	Outperform Votes 136 60.44%	Underperform Votes 89 39.56%

Is BEPC or EVRG more profitable?

Evergy has a net margin of 14.77% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -0.15%. Evergy's return on equity of 8.77% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-0.15%	-0.06%	-0.02%
Evergy	14.77%	8.77%	2.72%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BEPC or EVRG?

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Evergy beats Brookfield Renewable on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.