TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ENB or TRP?

Enbridge currently has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.27%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Enbridge's higher possible upside, research 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$60.94B	1.63	$3.97B	$1.94	23.45
TC Energy	$10.05B	4.98	$3.43B	$3.03	15.89

Is ENB or TRP a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Enbridge pays out 139.7% 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 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Is ENB or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.17% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.16%. TC Energy's return on equity of 11.41% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	10.16%	10.41%	3.10%
TC Energy	29.17%	11.41%	3.36%

Which has more risk and volatility, ENB or TRP?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ENB or TRP?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 14 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Enbridge and 20 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Enbridge's score of 1.31 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

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