Emera (EMA) Competitors

TC Energy (TSE:TRP) and Emera (TSE:EMA) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRP or EMA?

TC Energy received 20 more outperform votes than Emera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.26% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote while only 58.01% of users gave Emera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 614 60.26%	Underperform Votes 405 39.74%
Emera	Outperform Votes 594 58.01%	Underperform Votes 430 41.99%

Is TRP or EMA more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 32.39% compared to Emera's net margin of 10.51%. TC Energy's return on equity of 17.25% beat Emera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TC Energy	32.39%	17.25%	3.51%
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TRP or EMA?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Emera. TC Energy 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
TC Energy	C$15.91B	4.40	C$5.15B	C$5.03	13.50
Emera	C$7.21B	2.47	C$757.30M	C$2.58	23.55

Does the media prefer TRP or EMA?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Emera. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TC Energy and 3 mentions for Emera. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Emera's score of 0.22 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Emera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRP or EMA?

79.4% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Emera shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of TC Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Emera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, TRP or EMA?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emera has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TRP or EMA?

TC Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$74.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.26%. Emera has a consensus price target of C$59.82, indicating a potential downside of 1.57%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Emera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is TRP or EMA a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. TC Energy pays out 76.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Emera pays out 112.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

TC Energy beats Emera on 19 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.