Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors

Emera (TSE:EMA) and Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSE:AQN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EMA or AQN?

34.4% of Emera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Emera shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend EMA or AQN?

Emera currently has a consensus price target of C$64.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.70%. Algonquin Power & Utilities has a consensus price target of C$6.38, suggesting a potential downside of 17.64%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Emera is more favorable than Algonquin Power & Utilities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Algonquin Power & Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, EMA or AQN?

Emera has a beta of 0.551603, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 1.001837, meaning that its stock price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMA or AQN more profitable?

Emera has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of -39.22%. Emera's return on equity of 6.06% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%
Algonquin Power & Utilities	-39.22%	-19.30%	1.59%

Is EMA or AQN a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Emera pays out 98.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays out -13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor EMA or AQN?

In the previous week, Emera had 4 more articles in the media than Algonquin Power & Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Emera and 1 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities. Algonquin Power & Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Emera's score of 0.34 indicating that Algonquin Power & Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Algonquin Power & Utilities	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 preferable earnings & valuation, EMA or AQN?

Emera has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Algonquin Power & Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emera, 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
Emera	C$8.23B	2.36	C$757.30M	C$2.95	21.96
Algonquin Power & Utilities	C$2.38B	2.50	-C$763.91M	-C$1.90	-4.07

Summary

Emera beats Algonquin Power & Utilities on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.