Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors $38.54 -0.82 (-2.08%) (As of 12:46 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends BIPC vs. FTS, LNT, WES, EVRG, AGR, EBR, WTRG, SBS, DTM, and KEPShould you be buying Brookfield Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookfield Infrastructure include Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Avangrid (AGR), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), DT Midstream (DTM), and Korea Electric Power (KEP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Brookfield Infrastructure vs. Fortis Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Avangrid Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Essential Utilities Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Korea Electric Power Brookfield Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BIPC) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Does the media refer more to BIPC or FTS? In the previous week, Fortis had 6 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Fortis and 6 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Fortis' score of 0.77 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookfield Infrastructure 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortis 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BIPC or FTS? Fortis received 255 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.42% of users gave Brookfield Infrastructure an outperform vote while only 52.64% of users gave Fortis an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrookfield InfrastructureOutperform Votes2477.42% Underperform Votes722.58% FortisOutperform Votes27952.64% Underperform Votes25147.36% Do analysts prefer BIPC or FTS? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield Infrastructure 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33 Is BIPC or FTS a better dividend stock? Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 112.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fortis pays out 76.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fortis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is BIPC or FTS more profitable? Fortis has a net margin of 14.06% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Fortis' return on equity of 7.01% beat Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookfield InfrastructureN/A N/A N/A Fortis 14.06%7.01%2.32% Which has more risk & volatility, BIPC or FTS? Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BIPC or FTS? Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Fortis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield Infrastructure$3.64B1.43$190.14M$1.4427.33Fortis$11.44B1.82$1.17B$2.3817.61 Do insiders and institutionals believe in BIPC or FTS? 70.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFortis beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. It’s smaller than a quarter but designed to power a $9 trillion AI revolution. And I’ve identified a little-known supplier Elon is depending on to make it all happen.I urge you to watch this video now. Get Brookfield Infrastructure News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BIPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart BIPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookfield InfrastructureUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.20B$2.04B$13.68B$9.32BDividend Yield3.84%4.14%4.06%4.06%P/E Ratio27.3320.7782.3317.54Price / Sales1.43108.2629.43139.66Price / CashN/A15.1318.3737.95Price / BookN/A11.322.264.92Net Income$190.14M$305.01M$632.07M$225.78M7 Day Performance-6.60%-1.31%-1.02%-1.56%1 Month Performance-9.31%0.14%-1.44%6.68%1 Year Performance13.20%-2.13%5.95%22.48% Brookfield Infrastructure Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/A$38.54-2.1%N/A+12.7%$5.09B$3.64B27.331,700News CoveragePositive NewsFTSFortis3.412 of 5 stars$42.17-0.4%N/A+2.2%$20.98B$8.53B17.779,600LNTAlliant Energy4.3629 of 5 stars$60.440.0%$63.39+4.9%+17.7%$15.51B$4.03B23.433,281Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionWESWestern Midstream Partners2.5174 of 5 stars$39.29-1.2%$37.88-3.6%+38.9%$14.95B$3.11B10.141,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.3039 of 5 stars$61.82-0.1%$61.88+0.1%+18.8%$14.22B$5.78B16.734,658Positive NewsAGRAvangrid3.4325 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$34.67-2.9%+8.4%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑EBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás0.9774 of 5 stars$5.84-1.0%N/A-29.6%$13.44B$38.08B0.008,328WTRGEssential Utilities4.6353 of 5 stars$38.95+0.7%$44.00+13.0%+5.3%$10.70B$2.05B19.353,258Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.7607 of 5 stars$14.67-0.5%N/A+2.9%$10.03B$5.12B5.7511,170Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream4.0585 of 5 stars$100.08+0.2%$84.78-15.3%+86.1%$9.72B$976M24.48360Short Interest ↓Positive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.2203 of 5 stars$7.53+1.5%N/A+2.9%$9.67B$91.66T3.4448,696 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fortis Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Evergy Competitors Avangrid Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BIPC) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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