TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Is TRP or CEG 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
TC Energy	29.40%	12.12%	3.54%
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%

Is TRP or CEG a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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 pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate TRP or CEG?

TC Energy currently has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.42%. Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $292.86, suggesting a potential downside of 2.68%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor TRP or CEG?

In the previous week, TC Energy and TC Energy both had 10 articles in the media. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.85 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellation Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRP or CEG?

TC Energy received 322 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.37% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 62.98% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 495 62.98%	Underperform Votes 291 37.02%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 173 63.37%	Underperform Votes 100 36.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRP or CEG?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TRP or CEG?

TC Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
TC Energy	$13.89B	3.73	$3.43B	$3.03	16.45
Constellation Energy	$24.20B	3.90	$1.62B	$9.49	31.71

Summary

Constellation Energy beats TC Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.