Fortis (FTS) Competitors C$67.62 +0.10 (+0.15%) As of 01:48 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FTS vs. H, EMA, CUP.U, KWH.UN, BIP.UN, CU, BEP.UN, CPX, BEPC, and BIPCShould 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), Canadian Utilities (CU), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN), Capital Power (CPX), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Fortis vs. Its Competitors Hydro One Emera Caribbean Utilities Crius Energy Unt Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Canadian Utilities Brookfield Renewable Partners Capital Power Brookfield Renewable Brookfield Infrastructure Hydro One (TSE:H) and Fortis (TSE:FTS) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and valuation. Which has better valuation & earnings, H or FTS? 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 RatioHydro OneC$8.76B3.32C$1.14BC$2.0923.22FortisC$11.87B2.87C$1.66BC$3.4019.92 Is H or FTS 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 Hydro One13.59% 9.58% 3.57% Fortis 14.53%7.48%3.09% Does the media refer more to H or FTS? In the previous week, Fortis had 6 more articles in the media than Hydro One. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Fortis and 3 mentions for Hydro One. Hydro One's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Fortis' score of 0.58 indicating that Hydro One is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hydro One 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortis 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, H or FTS? Hydro One has a beta of 0.371333, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.38211, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is H or FTS a better dividend stock? Hydro One pays an annual dividend of C$1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of C$2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hydro One pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis pays out 71.6% 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. Do analysts recommend H or FTS? Hydro One currently has a consensus price target of C$51.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.11%. Fortis has a consensus price target of C$69.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.07%. Given Hydro One's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hydro One is more favorable than Fortis.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hydro One 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11Fortis 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders & institutionals believe in H or FTS? 21.5% of Hydro One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.1% of Hydro One shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fortis 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. 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$34.10BC$20.30BC$16.30BC$9.44BDividend Yield3.65%5.36%4.69%6.50%P/E Ratio19.9263.9352.0125.82Price / Sales2.8738.6831.109.44Price / Cash65.80135.4319.1483.29Price / Book1.381.642.225.55Net IncomeC$1.66BC$982.11MC$752.30MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.51%-0.32%0.51%0.64%1 Month Performance-3.02%-2.38%1.49%8.15%1 Year Performance10.74%5.60%252.55%36.85% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis2.0218 of 5 starsC$67.62+0.1%C$69.80+3.2%+9.5%C$34.05BC$11.87B19.899,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHHydro One1.6521 of 5 starsC$49.48-1.0%C$51.00+3.1%+1.5%C$29.68BC$8.76B23.6750,000High Trading VolumeEMAEmera1.4209 of 5 starsC$64.43-0.6%C$64.33-0.2%+20.1%C$19.28BC$8.23B21.847,120CUP.UCaribbean UtilitiesN/AC$13.30-0.4%N/A-7.4%C$565.54MC$286.72M11.98226Positive NewsKWH.UNCrius Energy UntN/AN/AN/AN/AC$498.13MC$1.21B-40.37N/AHigh Trading VolumeBIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersN/AC$42.90+1.5%N/A-5.9%C$19.92BC$21.54B858.0044,000CUCanadian Utilities1.4251 of 5 starsC$38.21+0.4%C$39.75+4.0%+4.8%C$10.39BC$3.72B23.309,018BEP.UNBrookfield Renewable Partners0.9669 of 5 starsC$34.58+0.5%C$42.00+21.5%-2.5%C$9.81BC$6.17B-36.02N/ACPXCapital Power2.1632 of 5 starsC$56.48-0.8%C$65.78+16.5%+26.3%C$8.76BC$3.31B18.10737Positive NewsBEPCBrookfield RenewableN/AC$46.13+0.3%N/A+13.9%C$8.29BC$3.89B-6.291,890BIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/AC$56.07+1.3%N/A-1.5%C$6.67BC$3.65B-5.731,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hydro One Alternatives Emera Alternatives Caribbean Utilities Alternatives Crius Energy Unt Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Canadian Utilities Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Capital Power Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure 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 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Peter Thiel Hid Gold in a VaultSilicon Valley billionaires hiding gold in vaults? 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