Boralex (BLX) Competitors

Keyera (TSE:KEY) and Boralex (TSE:BLX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KEY or BLX?

Keyera has higher revenue and earnings than Boralex. Keyera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boralex, 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
Keyera	C$7B	1.55	C$340.40M	C$1.49	31.81
Boralex	C$959M	3.20	C$95M	C$0.93	32.09

Is KEY or BLX more profitable?

Boralex has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Keyera's net margin of 4.86%. Keyera's return on equity of 12.02% beat Boralex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keyera	4.86%	12.02%	6.15%
Boralex	9.91%	6.69%	2.54%

Do analysts prefer KEY or BLX?

Keyera presently has a consensus price target of C$42.58, indicating a potential downside of 10.14%. Boralex has a consensus price target of C$43.38, indicating a potential upside of 45.36%. Given Boralex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boralex is more favorable than Keyera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keyera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Boralex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KEY or BLX?

44.0% of Keyera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Boralex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Keyera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Boralex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is KEY or BLX a better dividend stock?

Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Boralex pays an annual dividend of C$0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Keyera pays out 139.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Boralex pays out 71.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, KEY or BLX?

Keyera has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boralex has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KEY or BLX?

In the previous week, Keyera had 8 more articles in the media than Boralex. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Keyera and 12 mentions for Boralex. Keyera's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Boralex's score of -0.35 indicating that Keyera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keyera	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boralex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KEY or BLX?

Keyera received 148 more outperform votes than Boralex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.82% of users gave Boralex an outperform vote while only 55.79% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keyera	Outperform Votes 540 55.79%	Underperform Votes 428 44.21%
Boralex	Outperform Votes 392 62.82%	Underperform Votes 232 37.18%

Summary

Keyera beats Boralex on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.