Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

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

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 higher valuation and 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$7.21B	2.50	C$757.30M	C$2.58	23.83
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$2.13B	2.13	-C$400.51M	-C$6.81	-7.97

Is EMA or BIPC a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 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 Infrastructure pays out -32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EMA or BIPC?

Emera received 594 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emera	Outperform Votes 594 58.01%	Underperform Votes 430 41.99%
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, EMA or BIPC?

Emera has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EMA or BIPC?

28.1% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer EMA or BIPC?

Emera presently has a consensus target price of C$59.82, indicating a potential downside of 2.72%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor EMA or BIPC?

In the previous week, Emera had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Emera and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Emera	Neutral
Brookfield Infrastructure	Neutral

Summary

Emera beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.