ACO.X vs. CU, BLX, CPX, TA, SPB, INE, NPI, AQN, BEPC, and BIPC
Should you be buying ATCO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ATCO include Canadian Utilities (CU), Boralex (BLX), Capital Power (CPX), TransAlta (TA), Superior Plus (SPB), Innergex Renewable Energy (INE), Northland Power (NPI), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU) and ATCO (TSE:ACO.X) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Canadian Utilities has a net margin of 18.63% compared to Canadian Utilities' net margin of 9.11%. ATCO's return on equity of 10.08% beat Canadian Utilities' return on equity.
Canadian Utilities received 222 more outperform votes than ATCO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.97% of users gave Canadian Utilities an outperform vote while only 46.22% of users gave ATCO an outperform vote.
Canadian Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. ATCO pays an annual dividend of C$1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Canadian Utilities pays out 77.7% 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 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Canadian Utilities had 6 more articles in the media than ATCO. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Canadian Utilities and 3 mentions for ATCO. Canadian Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat ATCO's score of -0.11 indicating that ATCO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
15.4% of Canadian Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of ATCO shares are held by institutional investors. 38.2% of Canadian Utilities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% 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.
Canadian Utilities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ATCO. 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.
Canadian Utilities has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATCO has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Canadian Utilities presently has a consensus price target of C$35.71, suggesting a potential upside of 19.77%. ATCO has a consensus price target of C$45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.66%. Given Canadian Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATCO is more favorable than Canadian Utilities.
Summary
Canadian Utilities and ATCO tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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