Emera (EMA) Competitors

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

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 5.4%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	4.59	C$5.15B	C$5.03	14.07
Emera	C$7.21B	2.67	C$757.30M	C$2.58	25.45

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%

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

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

Does the media prefer TRP or EMA?

In the previous week, Emera had 53 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Emera and 2 mentions for TC Energy. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat TC Energy's score of 0.42 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Emera	10 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TRP or EMA?

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

Do analysts recommend TRP or EMA?

TC Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$74.42, suggesting a potential upside of 5.15%. Emera has a consensus target price of C$64.33, suggesting a potential downside of 2.02%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Summary

TC Energy beats Emera on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.