Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

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

Is EMA or BIPC a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Emera pays out 98.1% 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 Infrastructure pays out -17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor EMA or BIPC?

In the previous week, Emera had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Emera and 1 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EMA or BIPC?

Emera has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure 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$8.23B	2.50	C$757.30M	C$2.95	23.26
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$3.65B	2.06	-C$400.51M	-C$9.78	-6.48

Is EMA or BIPC more profitable?

Emera has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of -18.82%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 196.70% beat Emera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%
Brookfield Infrastructure	-18.82%	196.70%	7.43%

Which has more risk & volatility, EMA or BIPC?

Emera has a beta of 0.464825, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.954762, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

34.8% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Emera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend EMA or BIPC?

Emera presently has a consensus target price of C$64.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.99%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Emera is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

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 Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

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