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ATCO (ACO.X) Competitors

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C$50.58 -0.20 (-0.39%)
As of 07/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

ACO.X vs. CU, ACO.Y, JE, BIP.UN, EMA, BEP.UN, CPX, NPI, BIPC, and BEPC

Should you be buying ATCO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ATCO include Canadian Utilities (CU), ATCO (ACO.Y), Just Energy Group (JE), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN), Emera (EMA), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN), Capital Power (CPX), Northland Power (NPI), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), and Brookfield Renewable (BEPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

ATCO vs. Its Competitors

ATCO (TSE:ACO.X) and Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

ATCO has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Utilities has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, ATCO and ATCO both had 5 articles in the media. Canadian Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat ATCO's score of 0.50 indicating that Canadian Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ATCO
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Canadian Utilities
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Canadian Utilities has a net margin of 13.41% compared to ATCO's net margin of 8.16%. ATCO's return on equity of 8.54% beat Canadian Utilities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ATCO8.16% 8.54% 2.95%
Canadian Utilities 13.41%7.21%2.66%

ATCO has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Utilities. ATCO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ATCOC$4.71B1.07C$385MC$3.4214.79
Canadian UtilitiesC$2.81B2.73C$376.93MC$1.8520.31

ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Canadian Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. ATCO pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Utilities pays out 97.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

ATCO currently has a consensus price target of C$53.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. Canadian Utilities has a consensus price target of C$38.83, indicating a potential upside of 3.31%. Given ATCO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ATCO is more favorable than Canadian Utilities.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ATCO
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Canadian Utilities
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

28.4% of ATCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Canadian Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ATCO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.6% of Canadian Utilities 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.

Summary

ATCO beats Canadian Utilities on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ACO.X vs. The Competition

MetricATCOUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$5.04BC$15.16BC$16.04BC$6.16B
Dividend Yield4.11%4.21%5.60%6.72%
P/E Ratio14.7915.7820.2850.59
Price / Sales1.0736.5228.831,218.45
Price / Cash3.8716.8919.1683.29
Price / Book1.262.702.154.72
Net IncomeC$385M-C$1.47BC$751.09MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.12%0.63%0.83%1.40%
1 Month Performance-1.98%2.71%2.67%4.32%
1 Year Performance30.50%18.39%16.47%25.97%

ATCO Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACO.X
ATCO
1.2196 of 5 stars
C$50.58
-0.4%
C$53.25
+5.3%
+30.8%C$5.04BC$4.71B14.7920,175
CU
Canadian Utilities
1.0225 of 5 stars
C$37.68
+0.7%
C$38.83
+3.1%
+27.5%C$7.70BC$2.81B20.369,018
ACO.Y
ATCO
N/AC$53.00
flat
N/AN/AC$658.79MC$4.71B15.5020,175
JE
Just Energy Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$236.55MC$2.46B-0.491,120Positive News
BIP.UN
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
0.3663 of 5 stars
C$45.62
-1.0%
C$34.00
-25.5%
+20.1%C$21.06BC$19.78B-253.4444,000
EMA
Emera
1.4798 of 5 stars
C$62.38
+1.3%
C$60.58
-2.9%
+38.3%C$18.29BC$7.21B24.187,120
BEP.UN
Brookfield Renewable Partners
N/AC$34.72
-1.1%
N/A+4.0%C$9.90BC$5.48B-39.91N/A
CPX
Capital Power
3.2656 of 5 stars
C$54.80
-2.1%
C$63.11
+15.2%
+41.3%C$7.74BC$3.88B13.02737
NPI
Northland Power
2.8476 of 5 stars
C$21.37
-0.1%
C$27.08
+26.7%
-6.6%C$5.61BC$2.44B-39.151,150
BIPC
Brookfield Infrastructure
N/AC$56.66
-1.2%
N/A+24.9%C$4.74BC$2.13B-8.321,700
BEPC
Brookfield Renewable
N/AC$44.63
-0.6%
N/A+16.5%C$4.58BC$866.38M-22.541,890

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This page (TSE:ACO.X) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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