Fortis (FTS) Competitors C$65.13 +0.37 (+0.57%) As of 02:36 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, CU, CPX, NPI, and ACO.XShould 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), Canadian Utilities (CU), Capital Power (CPX), Northland Power (NPI), and ATCO (ACO.X). 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 Canadian Utilities Capital Power Northland Power ATCO Hydro One (TSE:H) and Fortis (TSE:FTS) 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, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Is H or FTS a better dividend stock? Hydro One pays an annual dividend of C$1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of C$2.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Hydro One pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortis pays out 73.0% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, H or FTS? Hydro One has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in H or FTS? Fortis received 235 more outperform votes than Hydro One when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.09% of users gave Fortis an outperform vote while only 63.46% of users gave Hydro One an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHydro OneOutperform Votes48863.46% Underperform Votes28136.54% FortisOutperform Votes72366.09% Underperform Votes37133.91% 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$8.37B3.50C$1.14BC$1.9025.79FortisC$11.41B2.82C$1.66BC$3.3719.30 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of H or FTS? 22.1% of Hydro One shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer H or FTS? In the previous week, Hydro One had 5 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hydro One and 3 mentions for Fortis. Fortis' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Hydro One's score of 0.21 indicating that Fortis is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hydro One 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fortis 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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% Do analysts prefer H or FTS? Hydro One currently has a consensus price target of C$49.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.57%. Fortis has a consensus price target of C$64.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. Given Hydro One's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 SummaryHydro One beats Fortis on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fortis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$32.16BC$22.22BC$16.30BC$6.07BDividend Yield3.78%5.53%5.66%6.72%P/E Ratio19.3011.9321.4036.84Price / Sales2.8245.1328.72975.69Price / Cash65.80153.6918.6883.29Price / Book1.321.692.164.27Net IncomeC$1.66BC$1.10BC$674.16MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-1.01%-0.65%0.76%1.91%1 Month Performance-0.55%-0.02%4.57%6.42%1 Year Performance20.19%11.50%11.55%23.17% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis0.8411 of 5 starsC$65.13+0.6%C$64.25-1.4%+18.7%C$32.22BC$11.41B19.339,600HHydro One0.5682 of 5 starsC$50.77+0.5%C$49.67-2.2%+20.0%C$30.44BC$8.37B26.7750,000News CoverageDividend IncreaseEMAEmera0.6654 of 5 starsC$62.43-0.8%C$59.82-4.2%+28.6%C$18.31BC$7.21B24.207,120CUP.UCaribbean UtilitiesN/AC$13.22-1.0%N/A-4.8%C$507.25MC$287.75M12.96226KWH.UNCrius Energy UntN/AN/AN/AN/AC$498.13MC$1.21B-40.37N/AHigh Trading VolumeBIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure Partners0.4783 of 5 starsC$45.49+0.1%C$34.00-25.3%+20.0%C$21.00BC$19.78B-252.7244,000BEP.UNBrookfield Renewable PartnersN/AC$32.47-0.4%C$40.00+23.2%-1.5%C$9.26BC$5.48B-37.32N/AGap UpCUCanadian Utilities1.0792 of 5 starsC$38.40+0.1%C$38.60+0.5%+21.3%C$7.85BC$2.81B20.759,018News CoverageCPXCapital Power3.2233 of 5 starsC$54.98-0.1%C$63.50+15.5%+34.2%C$7.77BC$3.88B13.06737NPINorthland Power3.6533 of 5 starsC$20.22-1.2%C$27.36+35.3%-13.7%C$5.30BC$2.44B-37.041,150News CoverageAnalyst RevisionACO.XATCO1.6633 of 5 starsC$51.64+0.3%C$52.70+2.1%+26.8%C$5.15BC$4.71B15.1020,175News CoverageInsider Trade 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 Canadian Utilities Alternatives Capital Power Alternatives Northland Power Alternatives ATCO 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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