Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) and Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts recommend EBR or BIPC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, EBR or BIPC?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EBR or BIPC more profitable?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' return on equity of 7.05% beat Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	15.65%	7.05%	3.03%
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EBR or BIPC?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure, 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
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	$7.45B	2.47	$1.92B	$0.52	15.73
Brookfield Infrastructure	$3.65B	1.26	$171.45M	$1.44	26.90

Does the media refer more to EBR or BIPC?

In the previous week, Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras and 3 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras' score of 0.81 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Infrastructure	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

2.6% of Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EBR or BIPC a better dividend stock?

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras pays out 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out 119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brookfield Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.