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AltaGas (ALA) Competitors

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C$32.15 0.00 (0.00%)
(As of 05:28 PM ET)

ALA vs. PPL, KEY, GEI, TPZ, KML, TWM, ENB, TRP, CCO, and TOU

Should you be buying AltaGas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AltaGas include Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Keyera (KEY), Gibson Energy (GEI), Topaz Energy (TPZ), Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) (KML), Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure (TWM), Enbridge (ENB), TC Energy (TRP), Cameco (CCO), and Tourmaline Oil (TOU).

AltaGas vs.

AltaGas (TSE:ALA) and Pembina Pipeline (TSE:PPL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

AltaGas has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

35.3% of AltaGas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Pembina Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of AltaGas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline 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.

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 14 more articles in the media than AltaGas. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 6 mentions for AltaGas. AltaGas' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.05 indicating that AltaGas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AltaGas
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pembina Pipeline
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Pembina Pipeline received 106 more outperform votes than AltaGas when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.11% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 61.55% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AltaGasOutperform Votes
568
63.11%
Underperform Votes
332
36.89%
Pembina PipelineOutperform Votes
674
61.55%
Underperform Votes
421
38.45%

AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. AltaGas pays out 82.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline pays out 84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 20.60% compared to AltaGas' net margin of 3.58%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 11.89% beat AltaGas' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AltaGas3.58% 5.78% 2.69%
Pembina Pipeline 20.60%11.89%4.31%

AltaGas currently has a consensus price target of C$38.10, suggesting a potential upside of 18.07%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus price target of C$58.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.41%. Given AltaGas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AltaGas is more favorable than Pembina Pipeline.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AltaGas
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Pembina Pipeline
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Pembina Pipeline has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AltaGas. Pembina Pipeline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AltaGas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AltaGasC$12.75B0.75C$429MC$1.4522.26
Pembina PipelineC$9.48B3.19C$1.82BC$3.2616.01

Summary

Pembina Pipeline beats AltaGas on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALA vs. The Competition

MetricAltaGasOil & Gas Midstream IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$9.60BC$31.77BC$3.55BC$5.67B
Dividend Yield3.51%6.03%7.24%5.75%
P/E Ratio22.2612.11108.6328.16
Price / Sales0.753.0714,771.341,181.68
Price / Cash52.24109.0966.5378.85
Price / Book1.222.361.443.34
Net IncomeC$429MC$1.43BC$386.42MC$286.42M
7 Day Performance-2.42%-5.75%-2.09%-2.71%
1 Month Performance-6.14%-10.66%-2.08%1.58%
1 Year Performance18.64%2.99%16.33%37.59%

AltaGas Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALA
AltaGas
3.4621 of 5 stars
C$32.15
flat
C$38.10
+18.5%
+18.7%C$9.56BC$12.75B22.173,045Dividend Announcement
Positive News
High Trading Volume
PPL
Pembina Pipeline
3.0207 of 5 stars
C$53.17
-1.4%
C$59.07
+11.1%
+19.6%C$30.85BC$9.48B16.756,530Analyst Downgrade
KEY
Keyera
2.3924 of 5 stars
C$43.43
+0.0%
C$43.62
+0.4%
+34.2%C$9.95BC$7B29.1417,500Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
GEI
Gibson Energy
2.8168 of 5 stars
C$24.43
-1.0%
C$27.11
+11.0%
N/AC$3.98BC$12.56B23.281,140Analyst Downgrade
TPZ
Topaz Energy
3.6172 of 5 stars
C$26.56
-1.7%
C$31.13
+17.2%
+43.2%C$3.85BC$325.17M71.928Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
KML
Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO)
N/AC$14.91
+0.9%
N/AN/AC$1.73BC$414.40M38.04153
TWM
Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure
1.9314 of 5 stars
C$0.12
-4.2%
C$0.64
+459.0%
-88.3%C$49.46MC$1.99B-0.14392Negative News
Gap Down
ENB
Enbridge
1.8089 of 5 stars
C$59.15
-0.9%
C$60.31
+2.0%
+25.1%C$128.95BC$43.52B22.9611,500Analyst Revision
TRP
TC Energy
2.5505 of 5 stars
C$65.85
-0.4%
C$69.77
+6.0%
+26.7%C$68.48BC$16.50B19.977,480Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CCO
Cameco
1.7876 of 5 stars
C$77.23
-0.1%
C$84.30
+9.2%
+27.2%C$33.61BC$2.65B130.984,700
TOU
Tourmaline Oil
3.5106 of 5 stars
C$61.55
-2.4%
C$77.96
+26.7%
+5.0%C$22.85BC$4.80B14.61389Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade

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This page (TSE:ALA) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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