Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors

Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSE:AQN) and Emera (TSE:EMA) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AQN or EMA?

Emera has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Emera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algonquin Power & Utilities, 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
Algonquin Power & Utilities	C$2.63B	1.89	C$114.08M	C$0.22	29.41
Emera	C$7.35B	2.17	C$725.70M	C$2.57	21.49

Do analysts prefer AQN or EMA?

Algonquin Power & Utilities presently has a consensus target price of C$5.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.99%. Emera has a consensus target price of C$57.10, indicating a potential upside of 3.40%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Emera is more favorable than Algonquin Power & Utilities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Algonquin Power & Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AQN or EMA?

62.0% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Emera shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Emera shares are owned by 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AQN or EMA?

Emera received 72 more outperform votes than Algonquin Power & Utilities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.75% of users gave Algonquin Power & Utilities an outperform vote while only 58.24% of users gave Emera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Algonquin Power & Utilities	Outperform Votes 518 72.75%	Underperform Votes 194 27.25%
Emera	Outperform Votes 590 58.24%	Underperform Votes 423 41.76%

Is AQN or EMA more profitable?

Emera has a net margin of 10.83% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of 4.70%. Emera's return on equity of 6.60% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Algonquin Power & Utilities	4.70%	0.24%	1.59%
Emera	10.83%	6.60%	2.30%

Is AQN or EMA a better dividend stock?

Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays out 163.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Emera pays out 112.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor AQN or EMA?

In the previous week, Emera had 5 more articles in the media than Algonquin Power & Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Emera and 8 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' score of 0.04 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Algonquin Power & Utilities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Emera	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AQN or EMA?

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emera has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Emera beats Algonquin Power & Utilities on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.