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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has stronger 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	$64.48B	1.61	$3.97B	$2.03	23.46
TC Energy	$10.05B	5.36	$3.43B	$2.93	17.67

Which has more volatility and risk, ENB or TRP?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ENB or TRP?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 9 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Enbridge and 16 mentions for TC Energy. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat TC Energy's score of 1.04 indicating that Enbridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 rate ENB or TRP?

Enbridge presently has a consensus target price of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.06%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.73%. 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is ENB or TRP a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 84.3% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and TC Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Enbridge is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

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