Emera (EMA) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EMA or TRP?

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
Emera	C$7.21B	2.53	C$757.30M	C$2.58	24.07
TC Energy	C$15.91B	4.24	C$5.15B	C$5.03	13.01

Is EMA or TRP 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
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%
TC Energy	32.39%	17.25%	3.51%

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

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

Which has more risk & volatility, EMA or TRP?

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

Does the media prefer EMA or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Emera. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TC Energy and 3 mentions for Emera. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Emera's score of 0.71 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emera	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EMA or TRP a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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 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. TC Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer EMA or TRP?

Emera currently has a consensus price target of C$60.58, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of C$74.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.35%. Given TC Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Emera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
TC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Summary

TC Energy beats Emera on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.