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 earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer BEPC or PPL?

Pembina Pipeline has a consensus target price of C$58.10, suggesting a potential upside of 6.94%. 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

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%

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 3.1%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, BEPC or PPL?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.312543, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.718773, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	2.17	-C$144.17M	-C$7.34	-6.41
Pembina Pipeline	C$8.06B	3.91	C$1.98B	C$2.96	18.35

Does the media prefer BEPC or PPL?

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 0 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.00 indicating that Pembina Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable	Neutral
Pembina Pipeline	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BEPC or PPL?

29.3% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pembina Pipeline beats Brookfield Renewable on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.