Northland Power (NPI) Competitors C$18.73 -0.13 (-0.69%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock NPI vs. BEPC, AQN, RNW, BLX, INE, ARR, PIF, GIP, LCFS, and SPGShould you be buying Northland Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northland Power include Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), TransAlta Renewables (RNW), Boralex (BLX), Innergex Renewable Energy (INE), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), Polaris Renewable Energy (PIF), Green Impact Partners (GIP), Tidewater Renewables (LCFS), and Spark Power Group (SPG). These companies are all part of the "utilities - renewable" industry. Northland Power vs. Brookfield Renewable Algonquin Power & Utilities TransAlta Renewables Boralex Innergex Renewable Energy Altius Renewable Royalties Polaris Renewable Energy Green Impact Partners Tidewater Renewables Spark Power Group Brookfield Renewable (TSE:BEPC) and Northland Power (TSE:NPI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Does the media prefer BEPC or NPI? In the previous week, Northland Power had 13 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Northland Power and 0 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Northland Power's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.00 indicating that Northland Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Brookfield Renewable Neutral Northland Power Neutral Do analysts recommend BEPC or NPI? Northland Power has a consensus target price of C$27.21, suggesting a potential upside of 45.30%. Given Northland Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northland Power is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield Renewable 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Northland Power 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has higher earnings & valuation, BEPC or NPI? Brookfield Renewable has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northland Power. Northland Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Renewable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield RenewableC$866.38M4.66-C$144.17M-C$1.98-19.85Northland PowerC$2.44B2.01-C$144.54M-C$0.55-34.31 Do insiders & institutionals believe in BEPC or NPI? 78.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Northland Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Northland Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BEPC or NPI more profitable? Northland Power has a net margin of -5.92% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -16.64%. Northland Power's return on equity of -3.37% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookfield Renewable-16.64% -9.33% 2.20% Northland Power -5.92%-3.37%3.96% Which has more risk & volatility, BEPC or NPI? Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northland Power has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BEPC or NPI a better dividend stock? Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Northland Power pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -96.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northland Power pays out -219.8% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BEPC or NPI? Northland Power received 532 more outperform votes than Brookfield Renewable when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrookfield RenewableN/AN/ANorthland PowerOutperform Votes53266.42% Underperform Votes26933.58% SummaryNorthland Power beats Brookfield Renewable on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Northland Power News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NPI 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 NPI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthland PowerUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$4.91BC$1.33BC$15.96BC$5.65BDividend Yield6.90%5.57%5.66%6.84%P/E Ratio-34.319.2215.6429.27Price / Sales2.01100.8622.23568.85Price / Cash5.7940.2018.5383.07Price / Book1.081.322.033.72Net Income-C$144.54MC$273.15MC$667.57MC$300.39M7 Day Performance0.59%1.11%0.65%0.29%1 Month Performance-4.29%0.74%1.71%-0.19%1 Year Performance-12.35%5.49%10.81%14.06% Northland Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NPINorthland Power3.0515 of 5 starsC$18.73-0.7%C$27.21+45.3%-10.9%C$4.91BC$2.44B-34.311,150Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBEPCBrookfield RenewableN/AC$39.68+2.0%N/A+22.9%C$4.08BC$866.38M-20.041,890AQNAlgonquin Power & UtilitiesN/AC$7.37+0.8%C$5.50-25.4%-11.7%C$4.00BC$1.95B-3.703,440RNWTransAlta RenewablesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.33BC$496M41.601,680BLXBoralex2.642 of 5 starsC$31.24-0.5%C$40.25+28.8%+10.8%C$3.25BC$952.11M45.80180Analyst RevisionNews CoverageINEInnergex Renewable Energy1.1233 of 5 starsC$13.62+0.7%C$11.59-14.9%+69.1%C$2.79BC$1.00B-21.84602Analyst RevisionNews CoverageARRAltius Renewable Royalties1.1051 of 5 starsN/AC$17.50+∞N/AC$369.48MC$2.67M-150.00N/APIFPolaris Renewable Energy2.7251 of 5 starsC$11.93+0.7%C$22.67+90.0%+3.5%C$177.30MC$53.34M24.72235Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGIPGreen Impact Partners2.3013 of 5 starsC$5.40-3.6%C$10.06+86.3%+98.1%C$105.89MC$107.07M-9.4789Positive NewsLCFSTidewater Renewables1.632 of 5 starsC$3.02+1.0%C$3.95+30.8%N/AC$105.15MC$387.24M-0.2837SPGSpark Power GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$74.48MC$259.65M-4.563,300High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookfield Renewable Alternatives Algonquin Power & Utilities Alternatives TransAlta Renewables Alternatives Boralex Alternatives Innergex Renewable Energy Alternatives Altius Renewable Royalties Alternatives Polaris Renewable Energy Alternatives Green Impact Partners Alternatives Tidewater Renewables Alternatives Spark Power Group 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:NPI) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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