Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer EMA or BEPC?

Emera presently has a consensus price target of C$64.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.01%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Emera is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to EMA or BEPC?

In the previous week, Emera had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Emera and 1 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Emera's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.68 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is EMA or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. Brookfield Renewable pays out -96.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better valuation and earnings, EMA or BEPC?

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
Emera	C$7.21B	2.70	C$757.30M	C$2.58	25.71
Brookfield Renewable	C$866.38M	5.61	-C$144.17M	-C$1.98	-23.90

Which has more risk and volatility, EMA or BEPC?

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

Is EMA or BEPC 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
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%
Brookfield Renewable	-16.64%	-9.33%	2.20%

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

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

Emera beats Brookfield Renewable on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.