Innergex Renewable Energy (INE) Competitors

Northland Power (TSE:NPI) and Innergex Renewable Energy (TSE:INE) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NPI or INE?

49.4% of Northland Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Innergex Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Northland Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Innergex Renewable Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NPI or INE?

Innergex Renewable Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northland Power. Northland Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innergex Renewable Energy, 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
Northland Power	C$2.44B	2.48	-C$144.54M	-C$0.55	-42.30
Innergex Renewable Energy	C$1.00B	2.80	-C$129.06M	-C$0.62	-22.02

Does the media refer more to NPI or INE?

In the previous week, Northland Power and Northland Power both had 2 articles in the media. Innergex Renewable Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Northland Power's score of 0.64 indicating that Innergex Renewable Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northland Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Innergex Renewable Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NPI or INE a better dividend stock?

Northland Power pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Innergex Renewable Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Northland Power pays out -219.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innergex Renewable Energy pays out -57.7% 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. Northland Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, NPI or INE?

Northland Power has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innergex Renewable Energy has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NPI or INE?

Northland Power presently has a consensus target price of C$27.08, indicating a potential upside of 17.29%. Innergex Renewable Energy has a consensus target price of C$11.59, indicating a potential downside of 15.56%. Given Northland Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Northland Power is more favorable than Innergex Renewable Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northland Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Innergex Renewable Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is NPI or INE more profitable?

Northland Power has a net margin of -5.92% compared to Innergex Renewable Energy's net margin of -12.85%. Northland Power's return on equity of -3.37% beat Innergex Renewable Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northland Power	-5.92%	-3.37%	3.96%
Innergex Renewable Energy	-12.85%	-11.87%	2.25%

Summary

Northland Power beats Innergex Renewable Energy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.