Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BEPC or BIPC?

Brookfield Renewable and Brookfield Infrastructure both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Renewable	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Infrastructure	N/A	N/A

Is BEPC or BIPC more profitable?

Brookfield Renewable has a net margin of -16.64% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of -18.82%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 196.70% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-16.64%	-9.33%	2.20%
Brookfield Infrastructure	-18.82%	196.70%	7.43%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BEPC or BIPC?

78.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure 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.

Does the media refer more to BEPC or BIPC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brookfield Renewable and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Brookfield Infrastructure'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable	Neutral
Brookfield Infrastructure	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BEPC or BIPC?

Brookfield Renewable has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure, 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 Renewable	C$866.38M	4.92	-C$144.17M	-C$1.98	-20.96
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$2.13B	2.05	-C$400.51M	-C$6.81	-7.64

Is BEPC or BIPC a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -96.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out -32.0% 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. Brookfield Renewable is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, BEPC or BIPC?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Renewable beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.