ATCO (ACO.Y) Competitors C$49.93 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/26/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock ACO.Y vs. BIP.UN, CU, ACO.X, JE, EMA, CPX, BEP.UN, BEPC, BIPC, and AQNShould you be buying ATCO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ATCO include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN), Canadian Utilities (CU), ATCO (ACO.X), Just Energy Group (JE), Emera (EMA), Capital Power (CPX), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), and Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. ATCO vs. Its Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Canadian Utilities ATCO Just Energy Group Emera Capital Power Brookfield Renewable Partners Brookfield Renewable Brookfield Infrastructure Algonquin Power & Utilities Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSE:BIP.UN) and ATCO (TSE:ACO.Y) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Is BIP.UN or ACO.Y a better dividend stock? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of C$1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out 3,340.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ATCO pays out 50.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ATCO is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BIP.UN or ACO.Y? 44.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of ATCO shares are held by institutional investors. 93.4% of ATCO shares are held 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. Does the media refer more to BIP.UN or ACO.Y? In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 2 more articles in the media than ATCO. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 1 mentions for ATCO. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat ATCO's score of 0.75 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ATCO 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, BIP.UN or ACO.Y? ATCO has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersC$21.54B0.99-C$57MC$0.05922.20ATCOC$5.08B1.11C$385MC$3.9112.77 Which has more volatility and risk, BIP.UN or ACO.Y? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.861148, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATCO has a beta of 0.779808, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BIP.UN or ACO.Y more profitable? 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 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners-0.09% 5.21% 3.18% ATCO 8.16%8.54%2.95% SummaryATCO beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACO.Y and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ACO.Y vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricATCOUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$5.62BC$15.63BC$16.46BC$9.54BDividend Yield4.04%4.23%4.70%6.48%P/E Ratio12.77194.2452.1426.24Price / Sales1.1134.6031.4010.21Price / Cash3.8421.9519.3283.29Price / Book1.242.932.235.65Net IncomeC$385M-C$1.31BC$752.30MC$301.20M7 Day PerformanceN/A1.66%1.28%0.62%1 Month PerformanceN/A3.87%2.60%6.58%1 Year PerformanceN/A24.53%257.33%36.46% ATCO Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACO.YATCON/AC$49.93flatN/AN/AC$5.62BC$5.08B12.7720,175BIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersN/AC$42.65-0.5%N/A-3.2%C$19.81BC$21.54B853.0044,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCUCanadian Utilities0.9299 of 5 starsC$37.32+0.4%C$39.75+6.5%+6.7%C$10.14BC$3.72B22.769,018ACO.XATCON/AC$47.84+0.1%C$55.25+15.5%+2.6%C$5.38BC$5.08B12.2420,175High Trading VolumeJEJust Energy GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$236.55MC$2.46B-0.491,120EMAEmera1.5606 of 5 starsC$63.68+0.7%C$64.33+1.0%+22.5%C$19.06BC$8.23B21.597,120Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeCPXCapital Power2.3316 of 5 starsC$65.01-0.1%C$68.78+5.8%+30.5%C$10.08BC$3.31B20.84737High Trading VolumeBEP.UNBrookfield Renewable Partners0.6174 of 5 starsC$34.36-2.7%C$42.00+22.2%-5.4%C$9.75BC$6.17B-35.79N/ABEPCBrookfield RenewableN/AC$46.38-3.0%N/A+8.3%C$8.33BC$3.89B-6.321,890High Trading VolumeBIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/AC$56.26-0.8%N/A-2.7%C$6.70BC$3.65B-5.751,700High Trading VolumeAQNAlgonquin Power & Utilities0.3264 of 5 starsC$7.53-0.3%C$6.38-15.3%+0.5%C$5.78BC$2.38B-3.963,440High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Canadian Utilities Alternatives ATCO Alternatives Just Energy Group Alternatives Emera Alternatives Capital Power Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Alternatives Algonquin Power & Utilities Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:ACO.Y) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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