Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors

Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSE:AQN) and Brookfield Infrastructure (TSE:BIPC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Is AQN or BIPC a better dividend stock?

Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays out -18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out -32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, AQN or BIPC?

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AQN or BIPC?

62.0% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure 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.

Does the media refer more to AQN or BIPC?

In the previous week, Algonquin Power & Utilities had 26 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Algonquin Power & Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Algonquin Power & Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Algonquin Power & Utilities	Neutral
Brookfield Infrastructure	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AQN or BIPC?

Algonquin Power & Utilities received 518 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Algonquin Power & Utilities	Outperform Votes 518 72.55%	Underperform Votes 196 27.45%
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AQN or BIPC?

Brookfield Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Brookfield Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algonquin Power & Utilities, 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
Algonquin Power & Utilities	C$1.95B	2.17	-C$763.91M	-C$1.99	-3.92
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$2.13B	2.17	-C$400.51M	-C$6.81	-8.09

Do analysts rate AQN or BIPC?

Algonquin Power & Utilities currently has a consensus target price of C$6.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.18%. Given Algonquin Power & Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Algonquin Power & Utilities is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Algonquin Power & Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AQN or BIPC more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a net margin of -18.82% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of -39.22%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 196.70% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algonquin Power & Utilities	-39.22%	-19.30%	1.59%
Brookfield Infrastructure	-18.82%	196.70%	7.43%

Summary

Algonquin Power & Utilities beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.