MGE Energy (MGEE) Competitors

Atlantic Power (NYSE:AT) and MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is AT or MGEE more profitable?

MGE Energy has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Atlantic Power's net margin of -8.26%. MGE Energy's return on equity of 10.18% beat Atlantic Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic Power	-8.26%	-15.60%	0.86%
MGE Energy	17.70%	10.18%	4.38%

Which has more risk and volatility, AT or MGEE?

Atlantic Power has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGE Energy has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AT or MGEE?

In the previous week, MGE Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Atlantic Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MGE Energy and 0 mentions for Atlantic Power. MGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Atlantic Power's score of 0.00 indicating that MGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlantic Power	Neutral
MGE Energy	Very Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AT or MGEE?

MGE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic Power. Atlantic Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGE Energy, 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
Atlantic Power	$281.60M	0.96	-$42.60M	$0.11	27.45
MGE Energy	$690.43M	5.46	$117.70M	$3.27	31.85

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AT or MGEE?

MGE Energy received 11 more outperform votes than Atlantic Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.96% of users gave MGE Energy an outperform vote while only 49.16% of users gave Atlantic Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlantic Power	Outperform Votes 205 49.16%	Underperform Votes 212 50.84%
MGE Energy	Outperform Votes 216 54.96%	Underperform Votes 177 45.04%

Do analysts rate AT or MGEE?

MGE Energy has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential downside of 28.94%. Given MGE Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MGE Energy is more favorable than Atlantic Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
MGE Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AT or MGEE?

55.3% of Atlantic Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of MGE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Atlantic Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AT or MGEE a better dividend stock?

Atlantic Power pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Atlantic Power pays out 81.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MGE Energy pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGE Energy has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years.

Summary

MGE Energy beats Atlantic Power on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.