Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Competitors

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) and TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SBS or TRP?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TC Energy, 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
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	$6.70B	1.97	$1.78B	$2.68	7.20
TC Energy	$10.05B	4.89	$3.43B	$3.03	15.61

Which has more volatility and risk, SBS or TRP?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBS or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.17% compared to Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's net margin of 28.70%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's return on equity of 29.18% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	28.70%	29.18%	14.03%
TC Energy	29.17%	11.41%	3.36%

Do analysts prefer SBS or TRP?

TC Energy has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.09%. Given TC Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media refer more to SBS or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 24 more articles in the media than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for TC Energy and 2 mentions for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's score of 1.15 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SBS or TRP?

10.6% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SBS or TRP a better dividend stock?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. TC Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

TC Energy beats Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.