TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, TRP or EPD?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TRP or EPD?

Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than TC Energy. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TC 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
TC Energy	$13.77B	3.66	$3.43B	$3.24	14.97
Enterprise Products Partners	$56.22B	1.19	$5.90B	$2.69	11.51

Does the media refer more to TRP or EPD?

In the previous week, Enterprise Products Partners had 22 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners and 21 mentions for TC Energy. Enterprise Products Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat TC Energy's score of 0.85 indicating that Enterprise Products Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enterprise Products Partners	25 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRP or EPD?

Enterprise Products Partners received 474 more outperform votes than TC Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.25% of users gave Enterprise Products Partners an outperform vote while only 62.88% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 493 62.88%	Underperform Votes 291 37.12%
Enterprise Products Partners	Outperform Votes 967 80.25%	Underperform Votes 238 19.75%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRP or EPD?

83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRP or EPD more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.40% compared to Enterprise Products Partners' net margin of 10.49%. Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity of 20.48% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TC Energy	29.40%	12.12%	3.54%
Enterprise Products Partners	10.49%	20.48%	8.04%

Is TRP or EPD a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. TC Energy pays out 72.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Products Partners pays out 79.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enterprise Products Partners has increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years. Enterprise Products Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate TRP or EPD?

TC Energy presently has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.80%. Enterprise Products Partners has a consensus price target of $36.89, suggesting a potential upside of 19.18%. Given TC Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Enterprise Products Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Enterprise Products Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

Enterprise Products Partners beats TC Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.