TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TRP or ENB?

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

Do analysts recommend TRP or ENB?

TC Energy currently has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.73%. Enbridge has a consensus price target of $60.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. Given Enbridge's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enbridge is more favorable than TC Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TRP or ENB?

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
TC Energy	$10.05B	5.18	$3.43B	$2.93	17.10
Enbridge	$38.22B	2.70	$3.97B	$2.03	23.32

Does the media prefer TRP or ENB?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 32 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Enbridge and 20 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Enbridge's score of 1.21 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enbridge	31 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRP or ENB 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
TC Energy	28.98%	11.22%	3.31%
Enbridge	10.11%	10.77%	3.15%

Which has more volatility & risk, TRP or ENB?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRP or ENB a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. 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 pays out 134.0% 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Enbridge has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Enbridge is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

TC Energy beats Enbridge on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.