Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

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

Is PPL or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Brookfield Renewable pays out -19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PPL or BEPC?

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
Pembina Pipeline	C$8.06B	3.88	C$1.98B	C$2.96	18.21
Brookfield Renewable	C$3.89B	2.19	-C$144.17M	-C$7.34	-6.46

Does the media refer more to PPL or BEPC?

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 5 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 0 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Pembina Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.00 indicating that Pembina Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pembina Pipeline	Neutral
Brookfield Renewable	Neutral

Is PPL or BEPC 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
Pembina Pipeline	25.73%	12.06%	4.31%
Brookfield Renewable	-16.64%	-9.33%	2.20%

Which has more volatility & risk, PPL or BEPC?

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

Do analysts recommend PPL or BEPC?

Pembina Pipeline currently has a consensus price target of C$58.10, indicating a potential upside of 7.81%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pembina Pipeline	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PPL or BEPC?

59.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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