TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CEG or TRP?

TC Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Constellation Energy. TC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation 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
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	3.78	$1.62B	$11.89	23.92
TC Energy	$13.77B	3.39	$3.43B	$3.24	13.87

Which has more risk and volatility, CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CEG or TRP?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CEG or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 29.40% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 15.91%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%
TC Energy	29.40%	12.12%	3.54%

Is CEG or TRP a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Constellation Energy pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy pays out 71.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts recommend CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus price target of $293.43, indicating a potential upside of 3.16%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.95%. Given TC Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
TC Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the media prefer CEG or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 16 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for TC Energy and 21 mentions for Constellation Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CEG or TRP?

TC Energy received 326 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.26% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 167 63.26%	Underperform Votes 97 36.74%
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 493 63.04%	Underperform Votes 289 36.96%

Summary

TC Energy beats Constellation Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.