AltaGas (ALA) Competitors C$33.59 -0.46 (-1.35%) (As of 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades ALA vs. PPL, KEY, GEI, TPZ, KML, TWM, ENB, TRP, CCO, and TOUShould you be buying AltaGas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AltaGas include Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Keyera (KEY), Gibson Energy (GEI), Topaz Energy (TPZ), Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) (KML), Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure (TWM), Enbridge (ENB), TC Energy (TRP), Cameco (CCO), and Tourmaline Oil (TOU). AltaGas vs. Pembina Pipeline Keyera Gibson Energy Topaz Energy Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Enbridge TC Energy Cameco Tourmaline Oil AltaGas (TSE:ALA) and Pembina Pipeline (TSE:PPL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, ALA or PPL? Pembina Pipeline has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioAltaGasC$12.75B0.79C$429MC$1.4523.26Pembina PipelineC$9.48B3.36C$1.82BC$3.2616.86 Is ALA or PPL more profitable? Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 20.60% compared to AltaGas' net margin of 3.58%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 11.89% beat AltaGas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AltaGas3.58% 5.78% 2.69% Pembina Pipeline 20.60%11.89%4.31% Which has more risk & volatility, ALA or PPL? AltaGas has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in ALA or PPL? 35.3% of AltaGas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of AltaGas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ALA or PPL a better dividend stock? AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. AltaGas pays out 82.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline pays out 84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer ALA or PPL? AltaGas presently has a consensus price target of C$38.10, indicating a potential upside of 12.99%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus price target of C$58.86, indicating a potential upside of 7.11%. Given AltaGas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AltaGas is more favorable than Pembina Pipeline.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AltaGas 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Pembina Pipeline 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALA or PPL? Pembina Pipeline received 105 more outperform votes than AltaGas when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.11% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 61.69% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAltaGasOutperform Votes56863.11% Underperform Votes33236.89% Pembina PipelineOutperform Votes67361.69% Underperform Votes41838.31% Does the media prefer ALA or PPL? In the previous week, AltaGas and AltaGas both had 1 articles in the media. AltaGas' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.40 indicating that AltaGas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AltaGas 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pembina Pipeline 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryPembina Pipeline beats AltaGas on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin Analytics50-year Wall Street legend names #1 stock of 2025The S&P has blown through more than 50 all-time highs since the year began... And a 50-year Wall Street legend has just issued an urgent BUY alert to his 1 million followers: "It's time to buy the #1 stock of 2025."To hear it for yourself, click here. You'll get this stock's name and ticker symbol, absolutely free 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$10.03BC$29.13BC$3.68BC$5.38BDividend Yield3.51%5.90%6.97%5.33%P/E Ratio23.2613.79107.5525.28Price / Sales0.793.2714,680.141,133.66Price / Cash52.2497.8667.2284.44Price / Book1.272.701.483.58Net IncomeC$429MC$1.43BC$387.24MC$276.35M7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.44%-1.66%-0.41%1 Month Performance0.69%-4.72%-0.08%3.94%1 Year Performance20.90%8.04%15.30%40.96% AltaGas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALAAltaGas3.1941 of 5 starsC$33.59-1.4%C$38.10+13.4%+22.1%C$9.99BC$12.75B23.173,045PPLPembina Pipeline1.0974 of 5 starsC$55.47-0.6%C$58.86+6.1%+22.5%C$32.18BC$9.48B17.126,530KEYKeyera1.1142 of 5 starsC$44.46-1.9%C$42.58-4.2%+32.8%C$10.19BC$7B30.4017,500Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeNews CoverageGEIGibson Energy1.9386 of 5 starsC$25.16-1.7%C$26.70+6.1%+23.0%C$4.10BC$12.56B24.141,140Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTPZTopaz Energy3.5184 of 5 starsC$27.34+0.2%C$31.13+13.8%+43.8%C$3.96BC$325.17M73.768Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsKMLKinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO)N/AC$14.91+0.9%N/AN/AC$1.73BC$414.40M38.04153TWMTidewater Midstream and Infrastructure2.0033 of 5 starsC$0.13-3.7%C$0.64+394.5%-86.5%C$55.91MC$1.99B-0.15392Gap DownENBEnbridge2.1775 of 5 starsC$60.29-1.2%C$60.31+0.0%+26.5%C$131.43BC$43.52B23.4811,500Dividend IncreaseTRPTC Energy2.1887 of 5 starsC$67.30-1.4%C$69.77+3.7%+29.9%C$69.99BC$16.50B20.637,480CCOCameco0.7596 of 5 starsC$82.35-4.7%C$84.30+2.4%+33.1%C$35.84BC$2.65B146.394,700TOUTourmaline Oil3.382 of 5 starsC$62.77+0.7%C$78.41+24.9%+0.2%C$23.30BC$4.80B14.91389Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pembina Pipeline Competitors Keyera Competitors Gibson Energy Competitors Topaz Energy Competitors Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) Competitors Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Competitors Enbridge Competitors TC Energy Competitors Cameco Competitors Tourmaline Oil Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:ALA) was last updated on 12/10/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. 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