Superior Plus (SPB) Competitors

Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) and Brookfield Infrastructure (TSE:BIPC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, SPB or BIPC?

Superior Plus has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SPB or BIPC?

In the previous week, Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Brookfield Infrastructure'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Superior Plus	Neutral
Brookfield Infrastructure	Neutral

Do analysts rate SPB or BIPC?

Superior Plus presently has a consensus target price of C$12.69, suggesting a potential upside of 35.84%. Given Superior Plus' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPB or BIPC?

Superior Plus received 425 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Superior Plus	Outperform Votes 425 62.96%	Underperform Votes 250 37.04%
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A

Is SPB or BIPC a better dividend stock?

Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of 2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Superior Plus pays out 313.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 191.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SPB or BIPC?

31.4% of Superior Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SPB or BIPC?

Brookfield Infrastructure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Superior Plus. Brookfield Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, 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
Superior Plus	C$3.35B	0.69	C$51.60M	C$0.23	40.61
Brookfield Infrastructure	$2.50B	2.30	$111M	$1.15	37.84

Is SPB or BIPC more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a net margin of 4.43% compared to Superior Plus' net margin of 1.54%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 32.69% beat Superior Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Superior Plus	1.54%	4.77%	3.53%
Brookfield Infrastructure	4.43%	32.69%	6.08%

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure beats Superior Plus on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.