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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, BIPC or ORA?

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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BIPC or ORA?

Aura Minerals received 110 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A
Aura Minerals	Outperform Votes 110 58.20%	Underperform Votes 79 41.80%

Does the media prefer BIPC or ORA?

In the previous week, Aura Minerals had 5 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Aura Minerals and 2 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Aura Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.42 indicating that Aura Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aura Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better 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	2.24	-C$400.51M	-C$6.81	-8.36
Aura Minerals	C$391.49M	4.68	-C$37.81M	-C$1.03	-34.21

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 3.8%. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aura Minerals beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.