TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) and TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ENB or TRP?

54.6% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ENB or TRP a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Enbridge pays out 135.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Enbridge has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and TC Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Enbridge is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ENB or TRP?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ENB or TRP?

Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than TC Energy. TC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, 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
Enbridge	$38.22B	2.85	$3.97B	$2.03	24.61
TC Energy	$10.05B	5.54	$3.43B	$2.93	18.27

Does the media favor ENB or TRP?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 33 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Enbridge and 12 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Enbridge's score of 0.95 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	31 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ENB or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 28.98% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.11%. TC Energy's return on equity of 11.22% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	10.11%	10.77%	3.15%
TC Energy	28.98%	11.22%	3.31%

Do analysts prefer ENB or TRP?

Enbridge currently has a consensus target price of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.11%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.79%. Given Enbridge's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Enbridge is more favorable than TC Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

TC Energy beats Enbridge on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.