Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, EMA or AQN?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EMA or AQN?

28.1% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Emera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, EMA or AQN?

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
Emera	C$7.35B	2.03	C$725.70M	C$2.57	20.16
Algonquin Power & Utilities	C$2.63B	1.92	C$114.08M	C$0.22	29.95

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMA or AQN?

Emera received 69 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 58.41% of users gave Emera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emera	Outperform Votes 587 58.41%	Underperform Votes 418 41.59%
Algonquin Power & Utilities	Outperform Votes 518 72.75%	Underperform Votes 194 27.25%

Do analysts recommend EMA or AQN?

Emera currently has a consensus price target of C$52.10, suggesting a potential upside of 0.58%. Algonquin Power & Utilities has a consensus price target of C$5.50, suggesting a potential downside of 16.54%. Given Emera's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Emera is more favorable than Algonquin Power & Utilities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emera	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Algonquin Power & Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to EMA or AQN?

In the previous week, Emera had 3 more articles in the media than Algonquin Power & Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Emera and 4 mentions for Algonquin Power & Utilities. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Algonquin Power & Utilities' score of -0.66 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is EMA or AQN 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
Emera	10.83%	6.60%	2.30%
Algonquin Power & Utilities	4.70%	0.24%	1.59%

Is EMA or AQN a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Algonquin Power & Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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