Fortis (FTS) Competitors C$68.21 -0.74 (-1.07%) As of 04:17 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FTS vs. H, EMA, CUP.U, KWH.UN, BIP.UN, BEP.UN, CPX, CU, NPI, and TAShould you be buying Fortis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortis include Hydro One (H), Emera (EMA), Caribbean Utilities (CUP.U), Crius Energy Unt (KWH.UN), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN), Capital Power (CPX), Canadian Utilities (CU), Northland Power (NPI), and TransAlta (TA). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Fortis vs. Its Competitors Hydro One Emera Caribbean Utilities Crius Energy Unt Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Brookfield Renewable Partners Capital Power Canadian Utilities Northland Power TransAlta Fortis (TSE:FTS) and Hydro One (TSE:H) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FTS or H? 57.4% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of Hydro One shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Fortis shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.1% of Hydro One shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is FTS or H more profitable? Fortis has a net margin of 14.53% compared to Hydro One's net margin of 13.59%. Hydro One's return on equity of 9.58% beat Fortis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortis14.53% 7.48% 3.09% Hydro One 13.59%9.58%3.57% Do analysts prefer FTS or H? Fortis presently has a consensus target price of C$68.82, indicating a potential upside of 0.89%. Hydro One has a consensus target price of C$51.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.14%. Given Hydro One's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hydro One is more favorable than Fortis.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Hydro One 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Which has more volatility & risk, FTS or H? Fortis has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hydro One has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FTS or H a better dividend stock? Fortis pays an annual dividend of C$2.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hydro One pays an annual dividend of C$1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Fortis pays out 73.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hydro One pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media favor FTS or H? In the previous week, Fortis had 2 more articles in the media than Hydro One. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fortis and 2 mentions for Hydro One. Fortis' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Hydro One's score of 0.01 indicating that Fortis is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortis 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hydro One 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FTS or H? Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Hydro One. Fortis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hydro One, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFortisC$11.41B2.96C$1.66BC$3.3720.25Hydro OneC$8.37B3.58C$1.14BC$1.9026.33 SummaryFortis beats Hydro One on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortisUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$33.74BC$20.49BC$16.37BC$6.40BDividend Yield3.78%5.46%5.48%6.72%P/E Ratio20.2512.1215.3166.88Price / Sales2.9640.26371.081,650.19Price / Cash65.80135.4619.1583.29Price / Book1.391.652.165.33Net IncomeC$1.66BC$982.11MC$751.26MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-3.40%-0.54%0.19%4.06%1 Month Performance2.69%1.15%0.47%4.78%1 Year Performance15.59%7.58%332.21%32.70% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis1.431 of 5 starsC$68.21-1.1%C$68.82+0.9%+17.0%C$33.74BC$11.41B20.259,600HHydro One0.6222 of 5 starsC$50.79-0.2%C$51.00+0.4%+12.4%C$30.45BC$8.37B26.7850,000EMAEmera1.449 of 5 starsC$65.94-0.3%C$64.33-2.4%+29.8%C$19.33BC$7.21B25.567,120CUP.UCaribbean UtilitiesN/AC$15.99+18.4%N/A-5.4%C$613.54MC$287.75M15.68226News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeKWH.UNCrius Energy UntN/AN/AN/AN/AC$498.13MC$1.21B-40.37N/AHigh Trading VolumeBIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersN/AC$41.24+0.2%C$34.00-17.6%-2.6%C$19.04BC$19.78B-229.1144,000News CoverageBEP.UNBrookfield Renewable Partners0.9212 of 5 starsC$34.35+1.1%C$42.00+22.3%+3.8%C$9.79BC$5.48B-39.48N/ADividend AnnouncementCPXCapital Power2.7174 of 5 starsC$61.22+1.9%C$65.78+7.4%+25.6%C$8.65BC$3.88B14.55737Positive NewsCUCanadian Utilities0.7694 of 5 starsC$38.11-0.3%C$38.83+1.9%+13.8%C$7.79BC$2.81B20.599,018NPINorthland Power2.671 of 5 starsC$22.50+2.6%C$27.08+20.4%+1.4%C$5.90BC$2.44B-41.221,150News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTATransAlta3.0834 of 5 starsC$17.28+1.4%C$19.22+11.2%+37.6%C$5.19BC$2.83B24.631,257News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hydro One Alternatives Emera Alternatives Caribbean Utilities Alternatives Crius Energy Unt Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Capital Power Alternatives Canadian Utilities Alternatives Northland Power Alternatives TransAlta Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:FTS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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