Pembina Pipeline (PPL) Competitors

TC Energy (TSE:TRP) and Pembina Pipeline (TSE:PPL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Do analysts recommend TRP or PPL?

TC Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$74.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.49%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus price target of C$59.08, indicating a potential upside of 17.15%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than TC Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has more risk and volatility, TRP or PPL?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TRP or PPL?

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 1 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 9 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of -0.29 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pembina Pipeline	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TRP or PPL?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pembina Pipeline. TC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembina Pipeline, 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
TC Energy	C$15.91B	4.20	C$5.15B	C$5.03	12.88
Pembina Pipeline	C$7.71B	3.78	C$1.98B	C$3.45	14.64

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TRP or PPL?

79.4% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of TC Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRP or PPL a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. TC Energy pays out 76.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline pays out 80.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TRP or PPL more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 32.39% compared to Pembina Pipeline's net margin of 25.73%. TC Energy's return on equity of 17.25% beat Pembina Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TC Energy	32.39%	17.25%	3.51%
Pembina Pipeline	25.73%	12.06%	4.31%

Summary

TC Energy beats Pembina Pipeline on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.