Canadian Utilities (CU) Competitors C$34.98 +0.60 (+1.75%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades CU vs. BIP.UN, ACO.X, ACO.Y, JE, H, EMA, BEP.UN, BIPC, BEPC, and CPXShould 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), Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Capital Power (CPX). 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 Brookfield Infrastructure Brookfield Renewable Capital Power Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSE:BIP.UN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, CU or BIP.UN? Canadian Utilities has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CU or BIP.UN? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian UtilitiesOutperform Votes43059.15% Underperform Votes29740.85% Brookfield Infrastructure PartnersOutperform Votes22975.08% Underperform Votes7624.92% Which has better earnings & valuation, CU or BIP.UN? Canadian Utilities has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioCanadian UtilitiesC$3.74B1.92C$537MC$1.9817.67Brookfield Infrastructure PartnersC$19.78B1.13-C$57M-C$0.18-268.11 Do analysts recommend CU or BIP.UN? Canadian Utilities currently has a consensus price target of C$36.80, suggesting a potential upside of 5.20%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a consensus price target of C$34.00, suggesting a potential downside of 29.55%. Given Canadian Utilities' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Canadian Utilities is more favorable than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CU or BIP.UN a better dividend stock? Canadian Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out -1,211.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor CU or BIP.UN? In the previous week, Canadian Utilities had 6 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Canadian Utilities and 0 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Canadian Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Canadian Utilities Neutral Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in CU or BIP.UN? 14.1% of Canadian Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 37.6% of Canadian Utilities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CU or BIP.UN 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 Canadian Utilities16.43% 8.72% 2.66% Brookfield Infrastructure Partners -0.09%5.21%3.18% SummaryCanadian Utilities beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersTrump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code… And since then… "In the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump revenge loophole" to shield their life savings from Bidenomics…Get Your Free Gold Guide 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$9.92BC$12.77BC$6.08BDividend Yield5.09%3.82%4.09%5.33%P/E Ratio17.67226.4499.5426.33Price / Sales1.9238.3526.271,427.12Price / Cash11.0316.8918.4082.02Price / Book1.772.912.273.06Net IncomeC$537MC$817.41MC$621.66MC$291.48M7 Day Performance0.98%0.50%-0.26%-0.14%1 Month Performance-5.38%-3.71%-0.74%-1.45%1 Year Performance11.83%7.71%9.77%42.59% Canadian Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUCanadian Utilities1.0969 of 5 starsC$34.98+1.7%C$36.80+5.2%+11.6%C$7.17BC$3.74B17.679,018Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure Partners0.2562 of 5 starsC$48.26+0.7%C$34.00-29.5%+27.3%C$22.28BC$19.78B-268.1144,000ACO.XATCO1.2795 of 5 starsC$48.55+0.4%C$51.10+5.3%+26.8%C$4.84BC$4.71B14.2020,175Analyst ForecastNews CoverageACO.YATCON/AC$49.55+1.1%N/A+33.9%C$615.91MC$4.71B14.4920,175JEJust Energy GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$236.55MC$2.46B-0.491,120HHydro One0.7273 of 5 starsC$44.66+1.5%C$43.00-3.7%+16.6%C$26.77BC$8.11B23.8850,000EMAEmera1.1167 of 5 starsC$50.76+0.6%C$52.10+2.6%+4.3%C$14.64BC$7.35B19.757,120Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBEP.UNBrookfield Renewable Partners1.7998 of 5 starsC$35.45-0.2%C$40.00+12.8%+3.4%C$10.11BC$5.48B-40.75N/APositive NewsBIPCBrookfield InfrastructureN/A60.80+1.9%N/A+39.1%$8.02B$3.28B4.521,700BEPCBrookfield RenewableN/A42.39-0.6%N/A+16.4%$7.61B$4.71B7.461,890News CoverageCPXCapital Power2.1043 of 5 starsC$57.04-3.0%C$55.11-3.4%+45.3%C$7.41BC$3.88B11.30737 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 Brookfield Infrastructure Competitors Brookfield Renewable Competitors Capital Power 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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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