Fortis (FTS) Competitors C$65.75 -0.41 (-0.62%) As of 09:50 AM 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 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), Capital Power (CPX), Canadian Utilities (CU), Northland Power (NPI), and ATCO (ACO.X). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Fortis vs. Hydro One Emera Caribbean Utilities Crius Energy Unt Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Brookfield Renewable Partners Capital Power Canadian Utilities Northland Power ATCO Fortis (TSE:FTS) and Hydro One (TSE:H) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTS or H? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFortisOutperform Votes72366.09% Underperform Votes37133.91% Hydro OneOutperform Votes48863.46% Underperform Votes28136.54% Which has more risk & volatility, FTS or H? Fortis has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hydro One has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FTS or H? Fortis currently has a consensus target price of C$64.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.89%. Hydro One has a consensus target price of C$49.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.33%. Given Hydro One's stronger consensus rating and 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 Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Hydro One 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Do institutionals and insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 47.1% of Hydro One shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 3.7%. 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 refer more to FTS or H? In the previous week, Fortis and Fortis both had 2 articles in the media. Fortis' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Hydro One's score of -0.11 indicating that Fortis is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortis 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hydro One 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings & 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$11.41B2.87C$1.66BC$3.3719.64Hydro OneC$8.37B3.64C$1.14BC$1.9026.81 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% SummaryHydro One beats Fortis on 10 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$32.73BC$17.67BC$16.11BC$5.94BDividend Yield3.78%5.51%5.71%6.32%P/E Ratio19.6411.5920.2729.92Price / Sales2.8719.1921.92823.31Price / Cash65.80177.2118.7183.71Price / Book1.351.772.113.99Net IncomeC$1.66BC$720.55MC$661.92MC$301.32M7 Day Performance0.39%0.81%0.77%0.43%1 Month Performance-1.34%1.41%2.58%6.45%1 Year Performance21.37%11.38%8.78%17.05% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis0.8446 of 5 starsC$65.75-0.6%C$64.25-2.3%+19.4%C$32.53BC$11.41B19.529,600Dividend AnnouncementHHydro One0.508 of 5 starsC$49.81-2.4%C$49.67-0.3%+26.4%C$29.86BC$8.37B26.2750,000EMAEmera0.5644 of 5 starsC$60.22-2.1%C$59.33-1.5%+23.3%C$17.66BC$7.21B23.347,120News CoverageCUP.UCaribbean UtilitiesN/AC$13.15-1.1%C$14.00+6.5%-4.9%C$504.57MC$287.75M12.89226News CoveragePositive NewsKWH.UNCrius Energy UntN/AN/AN/AN/AC$498.13MC$1.21B-40.37N/AHigh Trading VolumeBIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure Partners0.5119 of 5 starsC$44.72+0.5%C$34.00-24.0%+9.6%C$20.65BC$19.78B-248.4444,000News CoverageBEP.UNBrookfield Renewable Partners2.4935 of 5 starsC$32.78+1.1%C$40.00+22.0%-18.4%C$9.34BC$5.48B-37.68N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeCPXCapital Power3.6885 of 5 starsC$53.65+2.9%C$63.50+18.4%+42.8%C$7.58BC$3.88B12.75737CUCanadian Utilities0.7479 of 5 starsC$36.67-1.6%C$38.60+5.3%+18.2%C$7.49BC$2.81B19.819,018NPINorthland Power3.1559 of 5 starsC$19.74+2.5%C$27.21+37.9%-16.3%C$5.18BC$2.44B-36.161,150Analyst UpgradeACO.XATCON/AC$49.75-1.9%C$52.70+5.9%+25.8%C$4.96BC$4.71B14.5520,175 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 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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