Brookfield Renewable (BEPC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMA or BEPC?

Emera received 590 more outperform votes than Brookfield Renewable when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emera	Outperform Votes 590 58.24%	Underperform Votes 423 41.76%
Brookfield Renewable	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, EMA or BEPC?

Emera has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EMA or BEPC?

Brookfield Renewable has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Emera. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emera, 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	2.11	C$725.70M	C$2.57	20.92
Brookfield Renewable	C$4.71B	1.40	C$742M	C$5.68	6.47

Is EMA or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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. Brookfield Renewable pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to EMA or BEPC?

In the previous week, Emera had 3 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Emera and 0 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Emera's score of 0.63 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Emera	Positive
Brookfield Renewable	Positive

Is EMA or BEPC more profitable?

Brookfield Renewable has a net margin of 15.74% compared to Emera's net margin of 10.83%. Emera's return on equity of 6.60% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emera	10.83%	6.60%	2.30%
Brookfield Renewable	15.74%	6.51%	2.20%

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

28.1% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Emera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate EMA or BEPC?

Emera presently has a consensus price target of C$57.10, suggesting a potential upside of 6.19%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Emera is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Emera beats Brookfield Renewable on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.