ATCO (ACO.Y) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	C$21.54B	1.03	-C$57M	C$0.05	956.40
ATCO	C$5.08B	1.21	C$385M	C$3.91	13.98

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%

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 3.5%. ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

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 2 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 0 mentions for ATCO. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat ATCO's score of 0.00 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Positive
ATCO	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BIP.UN or ACO.Y?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.847623, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATCO has a beta of 0.668521, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BIP.UN or ACO.Y?

44.3% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of ATCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 93.4% of ATCO shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

ATCO beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.