Boralex (BLX) Competitors

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

Is BLX or KEY 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
Boralex	9.91%	6.69%	2.54%
Keyera	4.86%	12.02%	6.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, BLX or KEY?

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BLX or KEY?

58.3% of Boralex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Keyera shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Boralex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keyera shares are held 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 BLX or KEY?

In the previous week, Keyera had 1 more articles in the media than Boralex. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Keyera and 2 mentions for Boralex. Boralex's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Keyera's score of 0.26 indicating that Boralex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer BLX or KEY?

Boralex presently has a consensus target price of C$43.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.62%. Keyera has a consensus target price of C$41.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.59%. Given Boralex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Boralex is more favorable than Keyera.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLX or KEY?

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
Boralex	C$959M	3.51	C$95M	C$0.93	35.27
Keyera	C$7B	1.47	C$340.40M	C$1.49	30.14

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLX or KEY?

Keyera received 148 more outperform votes than Boralex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.02% of users gave Boralex an outperform vote while only 56.02% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boralex	Outperform Votes 392 63.02%	Underperform Votes 230 36.98%
Keyera	Outperform Votes 540 56.02%	Underperform Votes 424 43.98%

Is BLX or KEY a better dividend stock?

Boralex pays an annual dividend of C$0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Boralex pays out 71.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

Keyera beats Boralex on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.