Emera (EMA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TRP or EMA?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Emera. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for TC Energy and 13 mentions for Emera. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat TC Energy's score of 0.41 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Emera	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TRP or EMA?

TC Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$73.42, indicating a potential upside of 4.99%. Emera has a consensus target price of C$58.64, indicating a potential downside of 4.38%. Given TC Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

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 5.5%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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 stronger 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	4.53	C$5.15B	C$5.03	13.91
Emera	C$7.21B	2.49	C$757.30M	C$2.58	23.77

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRP or EMA?

TC Energy received 17 more outperform votes than Emera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.10% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote while only 58.02% of users gave Emera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 610 60.10%	Underperform Votes 405 39.90%
Emera	Outperform Votes 593 58.02%	Underperform Votes 429 41.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, TRP or EMA?

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Emera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Summary

TC Energy beats Emera on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.