Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) and Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is KEP or BIPC more profitable?

Korea Electric Power has a net margin of 5.53% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Korea Electric Power's return on equity of 13.16% beat Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Korea Electric Power	5.53%	13.16%	2.18%
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KEP or BIPC?

70.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are held by 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 better earnings & valuation, KEP or BIPC?

Korea Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Korea Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure, 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
Korea Electric Power	$68.46B	0.27	$2.44B	$2.92	4.87
Brookfield Infrastructure	$3.65B	1.31	$171.45M	$1.44	27.81

Does the media prefer KEP or BIPC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure had 6 more articles in the media than Korea Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure and 4 mentions for Korea Electric Power. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Korea Electric Power's score of 0.51 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Korea Electric Power	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, KEP or BIPC?

Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KEP or BIPC a better dividend stock?

Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Korea Electric Power pays out 1.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 119.4% 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 Infrastructure has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brookfield Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Korea Electric Power and Brookfield Infrastructure tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.