Canadian Utilities (CU) Competitors C$34.80 -0.35 (-1.00%) (As of 01:14 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades CU vs. BIP.UN, ACO.X, ACO.Y, JE, H, EMA, BEP.UN, CPX, BEPC, and BIPCShould you be buying Canadian Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Utilities include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN), ATCO (ACO.X), ATCO (ACO.Y), Just Energy Group (JE), Hydro One (H), Emera (EMA), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN), Capital Power (CPX), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Canadian Utilities vs. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners ATCO ATCO Just Energy Group Hydro One Emera Brookfield Renewable Partners Capital Power Brookfield Renewable Brookfield Infrastructure Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSE:BIP.UN) and Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, BIP.UN or CU? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Utilities has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BIP.UN or CU? Canadian Utilities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersC$19.78B1.07-C$57M-C$0.18-253.61Canadian UtilitiesC$3.74B1.92C$537MC$1.9817.66 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BIP.UN or CU? 67.1% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Canadian Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.6% of Canadian Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BIP.UN or CU? In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Canadian Utilities' score of 0.00 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Positive Canadian Utilities Neutral Is BIP.UN or CU more profitable? Canadian Utilities has a net margin of 16.43% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of -0.09%. Canadian Utilities' return on equity of 8.72% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookfield Infrastructure Partners-0.09% 5.21% 3.18% Canadian Utilities 16.43%8.72%2.66% Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIP.UN or CU? Canadian Utilities received 201 more outperform votes than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.08% of users gave Brookfield Infrastructure Partners an outperform vote while only 59.15% of users gave Canadian Utilities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrookfield Infrastructure PartnersOutperform Votes22975.08% Underperform Votes7624.92% Canadian UtilitiesOutperform Votes43059.15% Underperform Votes29740.85% Is BIP.UN or CU a better dividend stock? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Canadian Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out -1,211.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Utilities pays out 91.4% 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 analysts prefer BIP.UN or CU? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has a consensus price target of C$34.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.52%. Canadian Utilities has a consensus price target of C$36.80, suggesting a potential upside of 5.23%. Given Canadian Utilities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Utilities is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Canadian Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryCanadian Utilities beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyHow to piss off your liberal friends… and profit from itElon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now Get Canadian Utilities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian UtilitiesUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$7.17BC$9.25BC$13.44BC$5.67BDividend Yield5.09%3.82%4.05%5.76%P/E Ratio17.66222.8399.5628.24Price / Sales1.9236.8030.861,182.55Price / Cash11.0316.8918.2878.38Price / Book1.772.852.253.36Net IncomeC$537MC$817.41MC$626.37MC$286.11M7 Day Performance-2.51%-2.45%-1.16%-2.11%1 Month Performance-0.29%-3.15%-1.56%2.12%1 Year Performance11.05%1.83%5.79%37.59% Canadian Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUCanadian Utilities0.6215 of 5 starsC$34.80-1.0%C$36.80+5.7%+10.9%C$7.13BC$3.74B17.759,018BIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure Partners0.4631 of 5 starsC$46.15-0.8%C$34.00-26.3%+15.1%C$21.31BC$19.78B-258.5644,000ACO.XATCO1.6053 of 5 starsC$48.25+0.6%C$51.10+5.9%+25.4%C$4.81BC$4.71B14.0320,175News CoveragePositive NewsACO.YATCON/AC$51.48+2.0%N/AN/AC$639.90MC$4.71B14.7620,175JEJust Energy GroupN/AC$4.92flatN/AN/AC$236.55MC$2.46B-0.491,120HHydro One0.8504 of 5 starsC$44.20-0.5%C$43.00-2.7%+13.0%C$26.50BC$8.11B23.7650,000Dividend AnnouncementEMAEmera1.5646 of 5 starsC$54.57-0.2%C$57.10+4.6%+9.3%C$15.74BC$7.35B21.277,120BEP.UNBrookfield Renewable Partners1.3347 of 5 starsC$33.95+0.1%C$40.00+17.8%-5.8%C$9.68BC$5.48B-38.97N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCPXCapital Power3.1778 of 5 starsC$62.59flatC$56.78-9.3%+70.4%C$8.13BC$3.88B12.39737Positive NewsBEPCBrookfield RenewableN/A42.37+0.1%N/A+8.9%$7.61B$4.71B7.451,890BIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/A57.24-1.0%N/A+20.6%$7.56B$3.28B4.301,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Competitors ATCO Competitors ATCO Competitors Just Energy Group Competitors Hydro One Competitors Emera Competitors Brookfield Renewable Partners Competitors Capital Power Competitors Brookfield Renewable Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:CU) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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