Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

Brookfield Renewable (TSE:BEPC) and Emera (TSE:EMA) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Is BEPC or EMA a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -96.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emera pays out 112.4% 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 recommend BEPC or EMA?

Emera has a consensus target price of C$60.58, indicating a potential downside of 6.07%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Emera is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Does the media favor BEPC or EMA?

In the previous week, Emera had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Emera and 2 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.07 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Emera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BEPC or EMA more profitable?

Emera has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -16.64%. Emera's return on equity of 6.06% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-16.64%	-9.33%	2.20%
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%

Which has more volatility and risk, BEPC or EMA?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emera has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BEPC or EMA?

Emera has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable 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
Brookfield Renewable	C$866.38M	5.54	-C$144.17M	-C$1.98	-23.60
Emera	C$7.21B	2.62	C$757.30M	C$2.58	25.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BEPC or EMA?

78.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Emera shares are held by 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.

Summary

Emera beats Brookfield Renewable on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.