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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has preferable 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	$24.92B	3.97	$1.62B	$9.07	34.88
TC Energy	$11.80B	4.17	$2.16B	$3.61	13.13

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEG or TRP?

TC Energy received 323 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.50% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote while only 62.98% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 167 63.50%	Underperform Votes 96 36.50%
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 490 62.98%	Underperform Votes 288 37.02%

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 0.4%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Constellation Energy pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TC Energy pays out 63.4% 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 insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company 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 media refer more to CEG or TRP?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for TC Energy and 13 mentions for Constellation Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.51 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TC Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CEG or TRP?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus target price of $289.86, suggesting a potential downside of 8.38%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of $55.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.46%. Given TC Energy's 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	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, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% 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.