Aura Minerals (ORA) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (TSE:BIPC) and Aura Minerals (TSE:ORA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Is BIPC or ORA a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Aura Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out -32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aura Minerals pays out -92.8% 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.

Is BIPC or ORA more profitable?

Aura Minerals has a net margin of -9.66% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of -18.82%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 196.70% beat Aura Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	-18.82%	196.70%	7.43%
Aura Minerals	-9.66%	-19.25%	8.95%

Which has more volatility and risk, BIPC or ORA?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aura Minerals has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BIPC or ORA?

In the previous week, Aura Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aura Minerals and 1 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Aura Minerals' score of -0.02 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aura Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BIPC or ORA?

72.8% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of Aura Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Aura Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BIPC or ORA?

Aura Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Aura Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure, 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
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$2.13B	2.29	-C$400.51M	-C$6.81	-8.55
Aura Minerals	C$391.49M	4.67	-C$37.81M	-C$1.03	-34.10

Summary

Aura Minerals beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.