TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Is CEG or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.40% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 15.91%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%
TC Energy	29.40%	12.12%	3.54%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CEG or TRP?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy 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.

Does the media prefer CEG or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for TC Energy and 1 mentions for Constellation Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.71 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CEG or TRP?

TC Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Constellation 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	$24.20B	3.78	$1.62B	$9.49	30.71
TC Energy	$13.89B	3.71	$3.43B	$3.03	16.34

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 $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy pays out 77.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CEG or TRP?

TC Energy received 323 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.47% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 62.98% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 172 63.47%	Underperform Votes 99 36.53%
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 495 62.98%	Underperform Votes 291 37.02%

Do analysts rate CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus price target of $285.79, indicating a potential downside of 1.95%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.19%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
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 & volatility, CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Constellation Energy beats TC Energy on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.