ATCO (ACO.X) Competitors

C$69.57 -2.13 (-2.97%)

As of 05/25/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

ACO.X vs. BIP.UN, CU, ACO.Y, JE, and EMA

Should you buy ATCO stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ATCO with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ATCO include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN), Canadian Utilities (CU), ATCO (ACO.Y), Just Energy Group (JE), and Emera (EMA). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does ATCO compare to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners?

ATCO (TSE:ACO.X) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSE:BIP.UN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

ATCO presently has a consensus price target of C$68.86, suggesting a potential downside of 1.02%. Given ATCO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATCO is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATCO	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

ATCO has a beta of 0.456017, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.813046, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

22.6% of ATCO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of ATCO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of C$1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. ATCO pays out 146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out 264.4% 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 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. ATCO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, 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
ATCO	C$5.16B	1.36	C$385M	C$1.39	50.05
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	C$24.01B	1.05	-C$57M	C$0.66	83.21

ATCO has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of -0.09%. ATCO's return on equity of 8.54% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATCO	8.16%	8.54%	2.95%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	-0.09%	5.21%	3.18%

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 1 more articles in the media than ATCO. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 0 mentions for ATCO. ATCO's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Brookfield Infrastructure Partners'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ATCO	Neutral
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Neutral

Summary

ATCO beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATCO compare to Canadian Utilities?

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

ATCO has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Canadian Utilities' net margin of 2.90%. ATCO's return on equity of 8.54% beat Canadian Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Utilities	2.90%	1.59%	2.66%
ATCO	8.16%	8.54%	2.95%

In the previous week, Canadian Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ATCO'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Utilities	Neutral
ATCO	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Utilities	C$3.69B	3.69	C$376.93M	C$0.10	499.90
ATCO	C$5.16B	1.36	C$385M	C$1.39	50.05

13.2% of Canadian Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of ATCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.6% of Canadian Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of ATCO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Canadian Utilities presently has a consensus target price of C$47.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.98%. ATCO has a consensus target price of C$68.86, indicating a potential downside of 1.02%. Given ATCO's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ATCO is more favorable than Canadian Utilities.

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

Canadian Utilities has a beta of 0.59763, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATCO has a beta of 0.456017, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

Canadian Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Canadian Utilities pays out 1,835.4% 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 pays out 146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

ATCO beats Canadian Utilities on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATCO compare to ATCO?

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

In the previous week, ATCO's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ATCO'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ATCO	Neutral
ATCO	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATCO	8.16%	8.54%	2.95%
ATCO	8.16%	8.54%	2.95%

ATCO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATCO, 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
ATCO	C$5.14B	1.31	C$385M	C$3.83	15.67
ATCO	C$5.16B	1.36	C$385M	C$1.39	50.05

ATCO has a consensus price target of C$68.86, indicating a potential downside of 1.02%. Given ATCO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATCO is more favorable than ATCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATCO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ATCO	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

2.2% of ATCO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of ATCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 93.4% of ATCO shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of ATCO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ATCO has a beta of 0.686109, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATCO has a beta of 0.456017, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. ATCO pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ATCO pays out 146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ATCO is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

ATCO beats ATCO on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATCO compare to Just Energy Group?

Just Energy Group (TSE:JE) and ATCO (TSE:ACO.X) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

ATCO has a consensus price target of C$68.86, suggesting a potential downside of 1.02%. Given Just Energy Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Just Energy Group is more favorable than ATCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Just Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ATCO	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Just Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ATCO'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Just Energy Group	Neutral
ATCO	Neutral

ATCO has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Just Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. ATCO's return on equity of 8.54% beat Just Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Just Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATCO	8.16%	8.54%	2.95%

22.6% of ATCO shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ATCO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

ATCO has higher revenue and earnings than Just Energy Group. Just Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATCO, 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
Just Energy Group	C$2.46B	0.00	-C$485.26M	-C$10.09	N/A
ATCO	C$5.16B	1.36	C$385M	C$1.39	50.05

Summary

ATCO beats Just Energy Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATCO compare to Emera?

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

ATCO currently has a consensus target price of C$68.86, suggesting a potential downside of 1.02%. Emera has a consensus target price of C$73.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.14%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Emera is more favorable than ATCO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATCO	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Emera has higher revenue and earnings than ATCO. Emera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATCO, 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
ATCO	C$5.16B	1.36	C$385M	C$1.39	50.05
Emera	C$8.91B	2.53	C$757.30M	C$3.27	22.52

ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ATCO pays out 146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Emera pays out 89.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Emera is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Emera had 2 more articles in the media than ATCO. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Emera and 0 mentions for ATCO. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat ATCO's score of 0.00 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ATCO	Neutral
Emera	Neutral

Emera has a net margin of 13.20% compared to ATCO's net margin of 8.16%. ATCO's return on equity of 8.54% beat Emera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATCO	8.16%	8.54%	2.95%
Emera	13.20%	7.90%	2.30%

ATCO has a beta of 0.456017, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Emera has a beta of 0.582151, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

22.6% of ATCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of ATCO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Emera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Emera beats ATCO on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ACO.X vs. The Competition

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Metric	ATCO	Utilities Industry	Utilities Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$7.02B	C$19.92B	C$19.34B	C$12.16B
Dividend Yield	2.86%	4.08%	3.84%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	50.05	47.25	20.41	37.64
Price / Sales	1.36	43.58	58.33	11.68
Price / Cash	3.87	24.52	19.48	82.29
Price / Book	1.73	3.18	2.21	4.50
Net Income	C$385M	-C$1.31B	C$778.83M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	N/A	1.97%	1.04%	2.48%
1 Month Performance	2.63%	-1.85%	-0.61%	1.47%
1 Year Performance	34.15%	44.58%	19.76%	53.55%

ATCO Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
ACO.X ATCO	N/A	C$69.57 -3.0%	C$68.86 -1.0%	+33.6%	C$7.02B	C$5.16B	50.05	20,175
BIP.UN Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	N/A	C$52.79 +1.0%	N/A	+22.7%	C$24.39B	C$24.01B	79.98	44,000
CU Canadian Utilities	0.7762 of 5 stars	C$49.00 +1.5%	C$47.00 -4.1%	+31.3%	C$13.34B	C$3.69B	490.00	9,018
ACO.Y ATCO	N/A	C$60.00 -0.9%	N/A	N/A	C$6.73B	C$5.14B	15.67	20,175
JE Just Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$236.55M	C$2.46B	N/A	1,120

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Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACO.X or BIP.UN?

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