Canadian Utilities (CU) Competitors

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

Is CU or BIP.UN more profitable?

Canadian Utilities has a net margin of 13.41% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of -0.09%. Canadian Utilities' return on equity of 7.21% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Utilities	13.41%	7.21%	2.66%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	-0.09%	5.21%	3.18%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CU or BIP.UN?

Canadian Utilities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Utilities, 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
Canadian Utilities	C$2.81B	2.78	C$376.93M	C$1.85	20.69
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	C$19.78B	0.96	-C$57M	-C$0.18	-228.61

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CU or BIP.UN?

14.1% of Canadian Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.6% of Canadian Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CU or BIP.UN?

Canadian Utilities has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CU or BIP.UN a better dividend stock?

Canadian Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Canadian Utilities pays out 97.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out -1,211.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer CU or BIP.UN?

Canadian Utilities currently has a consensus target price of C$38.83, suggesting a potential upside of 1.39%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a consensus target price of C$34.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.38%. Given Canadian Utilities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Utilities is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to CU or BIP.UN?

In the previous week, Canadian Utilities had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Canadian Utilities and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Canadian Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Brookfield Infrastructure Partners'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Utilities	Neutral
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners	Neutral

Summary

Canadian Utilities beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.