Emera (EMA) Competitors

Emera (TSE:EMA) and TC Energy (TSE:TRP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is EMA or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 32.39% compared to Emera's net margin of 10.51%. TC Energy's return on equity of 17.25% beat Emera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%
TC Energy	32.39%	17.25%	3.51%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EMA or TRP?

28.1% of Emera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of TC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Emera shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of TC Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EMA or TRP?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Emera. TC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emera, 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
Emera	C$7.21B	2.52	C$757.30M	C$2.58	24.05
TC Energy	C$15.91B	4.26	C$5.15B	C$5.03	13.07

Which has more volatility and risk, EMA or TRP?

Emera has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TC Energy has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMA or TRP a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Emera pays out 112.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy pays out 76.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer EMA or TRP?

In the previous week, Emera had 7 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Emera and 0 mentions for TC Energy. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat TC Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Emera	Positive
TC Energy	Positive

Do analysts prefer EMA or TRP?

Emera presently has a consensus price target of C$60.58, indicating a potential downside of 2.35%. TC Energy has a consensus price target of C$74.17, indicating a potential upside of 12.87%. Given TC Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Emera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
TC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

TC Energy beats Emera on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.