Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

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

Is BEPC or PPL more profitable?

Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -16.64%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 12.06% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-16.64%	-9.33%	2.20%
Pembina Pipeline	25.73%	12.06%	4.31%

Does the media favor BEPC or PPL?

In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable and Brookfield Renewable both had 2 articles in the media. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.46 indicating that Pembina Pipeline 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
Pembina Pipeline	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BEPC or PPL?

Pembina Pipeline has a consensus target price of C$58.10, suggesting a potential upside of 1.29%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline 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
Pembina Pipeline	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has more risk and volatility, BEPC or PPL?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.224419, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.683873, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BEPC or PPL?

Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembina Pipeline, 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$3.89B	2.45	-C$144.17M	-C$7.34	-7.23
Pembina Pipeline	C$8.06B	4.13	C$1.98B	C$2.96	19.38

Is BEPC or PPL a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pembina Pipeline pays out 93.9% 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 institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BEPC or PPL?

29.5% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pembina Pipeline beats Brookfield Renewable on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.