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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, EMA or TRP?

Emera has a beta of 0.551603, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.917594, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EMA or TRP?

34.5% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer EMA or TRP?

Emera presently has a consensus target price of C$64.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.94%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of C$74.46, indicating a potential upside of 0.49%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
TC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger earnings & 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$8.23B	2.41	C$757.30M	C$2.95	22.47
TC Energy	C$14.30B	5.39	C$5.15B	C$4.08	18.16

Is EMA or TRP a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Emera pays out 98.1% 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 85.4% 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.

Does the media favor EMA or TRP?

In the previous week, Emera had 4 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Emera and 2 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Emera's score of 0.38 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TC Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

TC Energy beats Emera on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.