TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy currently has a consensus target price of $299.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.47%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.55%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk and volatility, CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CEG or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TC Energy and 4 mentions for Constellation Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CEG or TRP a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy pays out 81.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and TC Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than TC Energy. TC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation 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
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	4.13	$3.75B	$9.49	32.71
TC Energy	$10.05B	4.99	$3.43B	$3.03	15.92

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CEG or TRP?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CEG or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.17% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 12.33%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.93% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	12.33%	21.93%	5.43%
TC Energy	29.17%	11.41%	3.36%

Summary

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