Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (TSE:BIPC) and Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSE:AQN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend BIPC or AQN?

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a consensus price target of C$5.50, indicating a potential downside of 24.76%. Given Algonquin Power & Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Algonquin Power & Utilities is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Algonquin Power & Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is BIPC or AQN more profitable?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a net margin of -18.82% compared to Algonquin Power & Utilities' net margin of -39.22%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 196.70% beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	-18.82%	196.70%	7.43%
Algonquin Power & Utilities	-39.22%	-19.30%	1.59%

Is BIPC or AQN a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out -32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays out -18.1% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, BIPC or AQN?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algonquin Power & Utilities has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BIPC or AQN?

Brookfield Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Algonquin Power & Utilities. Brookfield Infrastructure 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
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$2.13B	1.98	-C$400.51M	-C$6.81	-7.41
Algonquin Power & Utilities	C$1.95B	2.03	-C$763.91M	-C$1.99	-3.67

Does the media prefer BIPC or AQN?

In the previous week, Algonquin Power & Utilities had 4 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities and 1 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Algonquin Power & Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Brookfield Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Algonquin Power & Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Algonquin Power & Utilities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BIPC or AQN?

Algonquin Power & Utilities received 518 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A
Algonquin Power & Utilities	Outperform Votes 518 72.75%	Underperform Votes 194 27.25%

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

72.8% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Algonquin Power & Utilities beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.