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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, SBS or TRP?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SBS or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for TC Energy and 6 mentions for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's score of 0.92 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is SBS or TRP more profitable?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a net margin of 29.64% compared to TC Energy's net margin of 28.98%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's return on equity of 29.77% 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	29.64%	29.77%	14.17%
TC Energy	28.98%	11.22%	3.31%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SBS or TRP?

TC Energy has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.94%. Given TC Energy's higher probable 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	2.21	$1.78B	$2.89	7.51
TC Energy	$10.05B	5.30	$3.43B	$2.93	17.50

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 1.7%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy pays out 85.3% 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 increased 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 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.