Northland Power (NPI) Competitors

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

Is NPI or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Northland Power pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Northland Power pays out -219.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Renewable pays out -96.5% 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 better earnings & valuation, NPI or BEPC?

Brookfield Renewable has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northland Power	C$2.44B	2.27	-C$144.54M	-C$0.55	-38.64
Brookfield Renewable	C$866.38M	5.40	-C$144.17M	-C$1.98	-23.01

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NPI or BEPC?

49.4% of Northland Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Northland Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer NPI or BEPC?

Northland Power currently has a consensus price target of C$27.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.21%. Given Northland Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Northland Power is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

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
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, NPI or BEPC?

Northland Power has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NPI or BEPC?

In the previous week, Northland Power had 5 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Northland Power and 1 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Northland Power's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.00 indicating that Northland Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northland Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brookfield Renewable	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NPI or BEPC 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
Northland Power	-5.92%	-3.37%	3.96%
Brookfield Renewable	-16.64%	-9.33%	2.20%

Summary

Northland Power beats Brookfield Renewable on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.