Capital Power (CPX) Competitors

Brookfield Renewable Partners (TSE:BEP.UN) and Capital Power (TSE:CPX) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media refer more to BEP.UN or CPX?

In the previous week, Capital Power had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Capital Power and 2 mentions for Brookfield Renewable Partners. Capital Power's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' score of 0.77 indicating that Capital Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Capital Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BEP.UN or CPX?

Capital Power has a consensus price target of C$64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.90%. Given Capital Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Capital Power is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Capital Power	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has more risk & volatility, BEP.UN or CPX?

Brookfield Renewable Partners has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Power has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BEP.UN or CPX a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable Partners pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Capital Power pays an annual dividend of C$2.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Brookfield Renewable Partners pays out -219.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capital Power pays out 62.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Brookfield Renewable Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BEP.UN or CPX more profitable?

Capital Power has a net margin of 15.53% compared to Brookfield Renewable Partners' net margin of -4.20%. Capital Power's return on equity of 15.16% beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable Partners	-4.20%	0.46%	0.84%
Capital Power	15.53%	15.16%	5.86%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BEP.UN or CPX?

65.8% of Brookfield Renewable Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Capital Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Capital Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BEP.UN or CPX?

Capital Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Renewable Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital Power, 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 Renewable Partners	C$5.48B	1.92	-C$230M	-C$0.87	-42.43
Capital Power	C$3.88B	2.14	C$602.81M	C$4.21	13.96

Summary

Capital Power beats Brookfield Renewable Partners on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.