ENB vs. CP, CNI, CSX, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAA, PAC, and ZTO
Should you be buying Enbridge stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enbridge include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Enbridge vs. Its Competitors
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 1 more articles in the media than Enbridge. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 20 mentions for Enbridge. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Enbridge's score of 0.92 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enbridge pays out 140.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enbridge has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Enbridge is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned 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.
Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Enbridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Pacific Kansas City, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.99% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.16%. Enbridge's return on equity of 10.41% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has a consensus price target of $90.95, indicating a potential upside of 15.13%. Enbridge has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.83%. Given Enbridge's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Summary
Canadian Pacific Kansas City beats Enbridge on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:ENB) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
