AltaGas (ALA) Competitors C$38.50 -0.16 (-0.41%) As of 10:37 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ALA vs. PPL, KEY, TPZ, GEI, KML, TWM, ENB, TRP, CCO, and CVEShould you be buying AltaGas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AltaGas include Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Keyera (KEY), Topaz Energy (TPZ), Gibson Energy (GEI), Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) (KML), Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure (TWM), Enbridge (ENB), TC Energy (TRP), Cameco (CCO), and Cenovus Energy (CVE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. AltaGas vs. Its Competitors Pembina Pipeline Keyera Topaz Energy Gibson Energy Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Enbridge TC Energy Cameco Cenovus Energy Pembina Pipeline (TSE:PPL) and AltaGas (TSE:ALA) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, PPL or ALA? Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AltaGas has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PPL or ALA? Pembina Pipeline currently has a consensus target price of C$59.36, indicating a potential upside of 15.82%. AltaGas has a consensus target price of C$41.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.36%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than AltaGas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pembina Pipeline 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73AltaGas 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is PPL or ALA more profitable? Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 25.73% compared to AltaGas' net margin of 4.04%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 12.06% beat AltaGas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pembina Pipeline25.73% 12.06% 4.31% AltaGas 4.04%6.36%2.69% Is PPL or ALA a better dividend stock? Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Pembina Pipeline pays out 80.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AltaGas pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PPL or ALA? 63.9% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of AltaGas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AltaGas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PPL or ALA? Pembina Pipeline has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AltaGas. Pembina Pipeline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AltaGas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPembina PipelineC$7.71B3.84C$1.98BC$3.4514.87AltaGasC$12.70B0.90C$513.15MC$1.7322.32 Does the media favor PPL or ALA? In the previous week, AltaGas had 2 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AltaGas and 1 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. AltaGas' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.00 indicating that AltaGas is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pembina Pipeline 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AltaGas 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PPL or ALA? Pembina Pipeline received 103 more outperform votes than AltaGas when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.01% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 61.38% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPembina PipelineOutperform Votes67761.38% Underperform Votes42638.62% AltaGasOutperform Votes57463.01% Underperform Votes33736.99% SummaryPembina Pipeline beats AltaGas on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AltaGas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALA 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 ALA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAltaGasOil & Gas Midstream IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$11.46BC$33.19BC$7.73BC$6.07BDividend Yield3.37%5.95%11.05%6.72%P/E Ratio22.3211.5949.0238.28Price / Sales0.903.2926,070.22966.99Price / Cash52.24109.0935.6683.29Price / Book1.392.263.684.27Net IncomeC$513.15MC$1.83BC$4.32BC$301.20M7 Day Performance0.63%0.52%3.71%1.84%1 Month Performance2.78%-1.01%6.05%6.33%1 Year Performance24.23%-4.87%103.33%23.18% AltaGas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALAAltaGas2.1361 of 5 starsC$38.50-0.4%C$41.33+7.4%+25.6%C$11.46BC$12.70B22.323,045PPLPembina Pipeline2.0751 of 5 starsC$52.01+1.1%C$59.36+14.1%+0.4%C$30.07BC$7.71B15.106,530KEYKeyera2.8877 of 5 starsC$41.42-1.0%C$46.91+13.3%+12.7%C$9.54BC$7.53B21.3517,500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTPZTopaz Energy1.6896 of 5 starsC$25.36+0.8%C$31.64+24.7%+13.0%C$3.88BC$316.80M59.558News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseGEIGibson Energy1.9403 of 5 starsC$23.09+1.9%C$25.85+12.0%+3.4%C$3.77BC$12.27B17.811,140Positive NewsKMLKinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.73BC$414.40M38.04153TWMTidewater Midstream and Infrastructure2.3079 of 5 starsC$0.20-2.5%C$0.40+105.1%-69.2%C$84.06MC$1.79B-0.24392Gap DownENBEnbridge1.1753 of 5 starsC$64.58+1.1%C$66.00+2.2%+28.5%C$139.96BC$48.23B20.9911,500TRPTC Energy2.8464 of 5 starsC$70.43+1.3%C$74.17+5.3%+27.1%C$72.63BC$15.91B14.017,480Positive NewsCCOCameco1.6619 of 5 starsC$79.76-0.7%C$82.65+3.6%+29.7%C$35.11BC$2.83B301.364,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCVECenovus Energy4.8679 of 5 starsC$18.31+1.3%C$28.15+53.7%-26.2%C$33.35BC$54.87B9.036,000News CoverageDividend IncreaseGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pembina Pipeline Competitors Keyera Competitors Topaz Energy Competitors Gibson Energy Competitors Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) Competitors Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Competitors Enbridge Competitors TC Energy Competitors Cameco Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors 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:ALA) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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