Boralex (BLX) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	3.11	C$95M	C$0.93	31.22
Keyera	C$7B	1.42	C$340.40M	C$1.49	29.06

Which has more volatility & risk, BLX or KEY?

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keyera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLX or KEY?

Keyera received 151 more outperform votes than Boralex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.82% of users gave Boralex an outperform vote while only 55.86% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boralex	Outperform Votes 392 62.82%	Underperform Votes 232 37.18%
Keyera	Outperform Votes 543 55.86%	Underperform Votes 429 44.14%

Does the media prefer BLX or KEY?

In the previous week, Keyera had 1 more articles in the media than Boralex. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Keyera and 0 mentions for Boralex. Boralex's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Keyera's score of -0.29 indicating that Boralex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boralex	Neutral
Keyera	Neutral

Do analysts rate BLX or KEY?

Boralex currently has a consensus price target of C$43.38, indicating a potential upside of 49.41%. Keyera has a consensus price target of C$43.62, indicating a potential upside of 0.73%. 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

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 2.3%. Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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.