TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Is CEG or TRP a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Constellation Energy pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy pays out 78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CEG or TRP?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CEG or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 31.15% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 11.93%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 16.26% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	11.93%	16.26%	3.76%
TC Energy	31.15%	12.92%	3.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEG or TRP?

TC Energy received 329 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote while only 62.75% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 160 62.75%	Underperform Votes 95 37.25%
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 489 63.10%	Underperform Votes 286 36.90%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$23.98B	3.07	$1.62B	$9.07	25.96
TC Energy	$11.80B	4.33	$2.16B	$3.61	13.63

Does the media refer more to CEG or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 18 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for TC Energy and 6 mentions for Constellation Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.94 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy currently has a consensus price target of $280.36, indicating a potential upside of 19.09%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of $55.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.13%. Given Constellation Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than TC Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
TC Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% 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.

Summary

Constellation Energy and TC Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.