Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (TSE:BIPC) and Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BIPC or SPB?

72.5% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BIPC or SPB?

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Superior Plus'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	Neutral
Superior Plus	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, BIPC or SPB?

Brookfield Infrastructure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Superior Plus. Brookfield Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, 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	$2.50B	2.27	$111M	$1.15	37.45
Superior Plus	C$3.35B	0.69	C$51.60M	C$0.23	40.48

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIPC or SPB?

Superior Plus received 425 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A
Superior Plus	Outperform Votes 425 62.96%	Underperform Votes 250 37.04%

Is BIPC or SPB more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a net margin of 4.43% compared to Superior Plus' net margin of 1.54%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 32.69% beat Superior Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	4.43%	32.69%	6.08%
Superior Plus	1.54%	4.77%	3.53%

Is BIPC or SPB a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of 2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 191.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Superior Plus pays out 313.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, BIPC or SPB?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Superior Plus has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BIPC or SPB?

Superior Plus has a consensus target price of C$12.69, suggesting a potential upside of 36.42%. Given Superior Plus' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Superior Plus 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)	N/A
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure beats Superior Plus on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.