Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC) Competitors

Brookfield Infrastructure (TSE:BIPC) and Emera (TSE:EMA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

Do analysts recommend BIPC or EMA?

Emera has a consensus price target of C$60.58, indicating a potential downside of 6.67%. Given Emera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Emera 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
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has more volatility & risk, BIPC or EMA?

Brookfield Infrastructure has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emera has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BIPC or EMA?

Emera has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure 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
Brookfield Infrastructure	C$2.13B	2.14	-C$400.51M	-C$6.81	-7.99
Emera	C$7.21B	2.64	C$757.30M	C$2.58	25.16

Is BIPC or EMA more profitable?

Emera has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure's net margin of -18.82%. Brookfield Infrastructure's return on equity of 196.70% beat Emera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Infrastructure	-18.82%	196.70%	7.43%
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%

Does the media refer more to BIPC or EMA?

In the previous week, Emera had 2 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Emera and 1 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Emera's score of 0.60 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Emera	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BIPC or EMA a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Brookfield Infrastructure pays out -32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emera pays out 112.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BIPC or EMA?

72.8% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Brookfield Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Emera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Emera beats Brookfield Infrastructure on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.