TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TRP or PPL?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for TC Energy and 8 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.05 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pembina Pipeline	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TRP or PPL?

TC Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$74.92, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus target price of C$58.45, indicating a potential upside of 7.02%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Pembina Pipeline	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is TRP or PPL a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. TC Energy pays out 85.4% 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 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$14.30B	5.33	C$5.15B	C$4.08	17.96
Pembina Pipeline	C$8.06B	3.94	C$1.98B	C$2.96	18.45

Which has more risk and volatility, TRP or PPL?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.843598, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 0.683873, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TRP or PPL?

57.6% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.