Superior Plus (SPB) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SPB or BIPC?

In the previous week, Superior Plus had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Superior Plus and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Superior Plus	Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure	Neutral

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 2.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 43.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is SPB or BIPC more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a net margin of 15.13% compared to Superior Plus' net margin of 0.57%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 88.01% beat Superior Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Superior Plus	0.57%	2.58%	3.52%
Brookfield Infrastructure	15.13%	88.01%	6.80%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPB or BIPC?

Brookfield Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Superior Plus.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Superior Plus	C$2.45B	0.95	C$19.11M	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Infrastructure	$2.91B	2.13	$440M	$5.14	9.14

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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

Do analysts prefer SPB or BIPC?

Superior Plus currently has a consensus price target of C$12.69, suggesting a potential upside of 34.97%. Given Superior Plus' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, SPB or BIPC?

Superior Plus has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPB or BIPC?

30.9% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Superior Plus beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.