Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BIPC or EMA?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.993608, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emera has a beta of 0.551603, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BIPC or EMA?

In the previous week, Emera had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Emera and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	Neutral
Emera	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BIPC or EMA?

Emera has a consensus price target of C$64.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.74%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Emera is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BIPC or EMA?

32.6% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Emera shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Emera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BIPC or EMA 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
Brookfield Infrastructure	-18.82%	196.70%	7.43%
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BIPC or EMA?

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
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$3.65B	1.80	-C$400.51M	-C$9.78	-5.66
Emera	C$8.23B	2.36	C$757.30M	C$2.95	21.97

Is BIPC or EMA a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out -17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

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