Emera (EMA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, TRP or EMA?

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

Which has higher 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	4.20	C$5.15B	C$5.03	12.88
Emera	C$7.21B	2.61	C$757.30M	C$2.58	24.82

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 analysts prefer TRP or EMA?

TC Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$73.92, indicating a potential upside of 14.17%. Emera has a consensus target price of C$60.58, indicating a potential downside of 5.40%. Given TC Energy's higher possible upside, equities 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Do insiders and institutionals 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.

Does the media refer more to TRP or EMA?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Emera. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TC Energy and 12 mentions for Emera. Emera's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat TC Energy's score of 0.90 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Emera	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 5.9%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.