Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BAM or BEPC?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and 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 Asset Management	$3.98B	23.80	$541M	$1.49	38.82
Brookfield Renewable	$3.89B	1.29	$236M	-$0.89	-38.75

Does the media refer more to BAM or BEPC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 11 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 7 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 1.09 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Renewable	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BAM or BEPC?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.0%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Brookfield Renewable has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Brookfield Renewable is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate BAM or BEPC?

Brookfield Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $63.52, indicating a potential upside of 9.81%. Brookfield Renewable has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.49%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's higher probable upside, equities 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is BAM or BEPC more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.92% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -26.59%. 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 Asset Management	55.92%	41.12%	25.47%
Brookfield Renewable	-26.59%	-10.23%	-2.84%

Summary

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