Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) Vs. BAM.A, TRI, MFC, GWO, IFC, FFH, WFG, IGM, IAG, and ONEX
Should you be buying Power Co. of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Power Co. of Canada include Brookfield Asset Management (BAM.A), Thomson Reuters (TRI), Manulife Financial (MFC), Great-West Lifeco (GWO), Intact Financial (IFC), Fairfax Financial (FFH), West Fraser Timber (WFG), IGM Financial (IGM), iA Financial (IAG), and Onex (ONEX). These companies are all part of the "insurance - life" industry.These companies are all part of the "insurance - life" industry.These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Power Co. of Canada vs.
Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) and Thomson Reuters (TSE:TRI) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Thomson Reuters has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Power Co. of Canada. Thomson Reuters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Co. of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Power Co. of Canada had 10 more articles in the media than Thomson Reuters. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Power Co. of Canada and 2 mentions for Thomson Reuters. Power Co. of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Thomson Reuters' score of 0.00 indicating that Power Co. of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Thomson Reuters received 4 more outperform votes than Power Co. of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.96% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote while only 56.69% of users gave Thomson Reuters an outperform vote.
Power Co. of Canada currently has a consensus price target of C$47.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target of C$147.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.37%. Given Power Co. of Canada's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Power Co. of Canada is more favorable than Thomson Reuters.
Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$1.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Thomson Reuters pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Power Co. of Canada pays out 41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thomson Reuters pays out 9.8% 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.
Summary
Power Co. of Canada beats Thomson Reuters on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding POW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) vs. Its Competitors
Power Co. of Canada Competitors List
