Boralex (BLX) Competitors

Keyera (TSE:KEY) and Boralex (TSE:BLX) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor KEY or BLX?

In the previous week, Keyera had 2 more articles in the media than Boralex. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Keyera and 4 mentions for Boralex. Keyera's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Boralex's score of 0.58 indicating that Keyera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keyera	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boralex	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KEY or BLX?

44.0% of Keyera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Boralex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Keyera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Boralex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KEY or BLX?

Keyera has higher revenue and earnings than Boralex. Keyera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boralex, 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
Keyera	C$7.53B	1.31	C$449.23M	C$1.94	22.04
Boralex	C$952.11M	3.15	C$71.91M	C$0.68	42.30

Is KEY or BLX more profitable?

Boralex has a net margin of 7.55% compared to Keyera's net margin of 5.97%. Keyera's return on equity of 16.05% beat Boralex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keyera	5.97%	16.05%	6.15%
Boralex	7.55%	4.29%	2.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, KEY or BLX?

Keyera has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boralex has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KEY or BLX?

Keyera presently has a consensus target price of C$44.77, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Boralex has a consensus target price of C$40.25, indicating a potential upside of 39.51%. Given Boralex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boralex is more favorable than Keyera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keyera	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Boralex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KEY or BLX?

Keyera received 150 more outperform votes than Boralex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.64% of users gave Boralex an outperform vote while only 55.79% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keyera	Outperform Votes 544 55.79%	Underperform Votes 431 44.21%
Boralex	Outperform Votes 394 62.64%	Underperform Votes 235 37.36%

Is KEY or BLX a better dividend stock?

Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Boralex pays an annual dividend of C$0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Keyera pays out 107.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Boralex pays out 96.8% 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

Keyera beats Boralex on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.