Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is BIPC or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 Renewable pays out -167.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Brookfield Renewable has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Brookfield Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor BIPC or BEPC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Brookfield Renewable and 9 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 1.01 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brookfield Renewable	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BIPC or BEPC?

70.4% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BIPC or BEPC more profitable?

Brookfield Renewable has a net margin of 1.06% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Brookfield Renewable's return on equity of 0.42% beat Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Renewable	1.06%	0.42%	0.13%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BIPC or BEPC?

Brookfield Renewable has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Renewable 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
Brookfield Infrastructure	$3.69B	1.34	$171.43M	$1.44	28.78
Brookfield Renewable	$5.88B	0.90	$236M	-$0.89	-40.83

Do analysts recommend BIPC or BEPC?

Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $31.67, suggesting a potential downside of 12.86%. Given Brookfield Renewable's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

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)	0.00
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, BIPC or BEPC?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Renewable beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.