ATCO (ACO.Y) Competitors C$50.75 -1.24 (-2.39%) As of 09:33 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock ACO.Y vs. JE, BIP.UN, CU, ACO.X, SPB, VNR, ACI, CUP.U, KWH.UN, and GWRShould you be buying ATCO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ATCO include Just Energy Group (JE), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN), Canadian Utilities (CU), ATCO (ACO.X), Superior Plus (SPB), Valener (VNR), TriSummit Utilities Inc. (ACI.TO) (ACI), Caribbean Utilities (CUP.U), Crius Energy Unt (KWH.UN), and Global Water Resources (GWR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. ATCO vs. Its Competitors Just Energy Group Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Canadian Utilities ATCO Superior Plus Valener TriSummit Utilities Inc. (ACI.TO) Caribbean Utilities Crius Energy Unt Global Water Resources ATCO (TSE:ACO.Y) and Just Energy Group (TSE:JE) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is ACO.Y or JE more profitable? ATCO has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Just Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. ATCO's return on equity of 8.54% beat Just Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ATCO8.16% 8.54% 2.95% Just Energy Group N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACO.Y or JE? ATCO has higher revenue and earnings than Just Energy Group. Just Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATCO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioATCOC$4.71B0.13C$385MC$3.4214.84Just Energy GroupC$2.46B0.00-C$485.26M-C$10.09N/A Does the media favor ACO.Y or JE? In the previous week, ATCO had 1 more articles in the media than Just Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ATCO and 0 mentions for Just Energy Group. ATCO's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Just Energy Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ATCO is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ATCO Positive Just Energy Group Neutral SummaryATCO beats Just Energy Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ATCO News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACO.Y and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACO.Y vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricATCOUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$630.82MC$13.81BC$16.35BC$6.41BDividend Yield4.19%4.21%5.48%6.72%P/E Ratio14.8414.7615.4069.16Price / Sales0.1332.76329.621,574.95Price / Cash3.8439.8019.1383.29Price / Book1.262.722.175.29Net IncomeC$385M-C$1.32BC$751.26MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-4.05%0.34%0.07%4.42%1 Month Performance-3.33%-0.43%0.02%4.35%1 Year Performance11.05%17.73%294.95%31.09% ATCO Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACO.YATCON/AC$50.75-2.4%N/A+13.8%C$630.82MC$4.71B14.8420,175News CoverageGap DownJEJust Energy GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$236.55MC$2.46B-0.491,120BIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersN/AC$41.16+0.0%C$34.00-17.4%-2.9%C$19.00BC$19.78B-228.6744,000News CoverageCUCanadian Utilities0.7485 of 5 starsC$38.22-0.2%C$38.83+1.6%N/AC$7.81BC$2.81B20.659,018ACO.XATCO1.1585 of 5 starsC$51.01+0.4%C$53.08+4.1%+10.5%C$5.09BC$4.71B14.9220,175SPBSuperior Plus2.9377 of 5 starsC$6.91+1.8%C$9.47+37.1%-5.3%C$1.16BC$1.80B25.4111,000Positive NewsVNRValenerN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.02BC$86.25M17.73381ACITriSummit Utilities Inc. (ACI.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.00BC$326.30M23.92290,000CUP.UCaribbean UtilitiesN/AC$13.50flatN/A-5.6%C$518.00MC$287.75M13.24226News CoverageGap DownKWH.UNCrius Energy UntN/AN/AN/AN/AC$498.13MC$1.21B-40.37N/AHigh Trading VolumeGWRGlobal Water ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$425.84MC$43.94M59.478,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Just Energy Group Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Canadian Utilities Alternatives ATCO Alternatives Superior Plus Alternatives Valener Alternatives TriSummit Utilities Inc. 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