South Bow (SOBO) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) and South Bow (NYSE:SOBO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Is BIP or SOBO a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. South Bow pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out 3,440.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. South Bow pays out 108.1% 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 Partners has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. South Bow is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BIP or SOBO more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a net margin of 1.54% compared to South Bow's net margin of 0.00%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity of 1.15% beat South Bow's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	1.54%	1.15%	0.31%
South Bow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BIP or SOBO?

57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BIP or SOBO?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has higher revenue and earnings than South Bow. South Bow is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, 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 Infrastructure Partners	$21.04B	0.76	$351M	$0.05	694.26
South Bow	$2.12B	2.70	$316M	$1.85	14.88

Does the media prefer BIP or SOBO?

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 4 more articles in the media than South Bow. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 8 mentions for South Bow. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat South Bow's score of 0.83 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
South Bow	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BIP or SOBO?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has a consensus target price of $40.14, indicating a potential upside of 15.64%. South Bow has a consensus target price of $29.20, indicating a potential upside of 6.10%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than South Bow.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
South Bow	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners beats South Bow on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.