Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

Emera (TSE:EMA) 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 profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer EMA or BEPC?

In the previous week, Emera had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Emera and 0 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.00 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Emera	Neutral
Brookfield Renewable	Neutral

Do analysts recommend EMA or BEPC?

Emera currently has a consensus price target of C$60.58, suggesting a potential downside of 2.43%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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 4.7%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 higher earnings and valuation, 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	2.53	C$757.30M	C$2.58	24.07
Brookfield Renewable	C$866.38M	5.46	-C$144.17M	-C$1.98	-23.26

Which has more volatility and risk, EMA or BEPC?

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

Do insiders and 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Summary

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