Emera (EMA) Competitors

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

Is EMA or PPL a better dividend stock?

Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Emera pays out 112.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline pays out 84.7% 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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EMA or PPL?

28.1% of Emera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Emera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EMA or PPL?

Pembina Pipeline received 86 more outperform votes than Emera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.69% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 58.41% of users gave Emera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emera	Outperform Votes 587 58.41%	Underperform Votes 418 41.59%
Pembina Pipeline	Outperform Votes 673 61.69%	Underperform Votes 418 38.31%

Which has better valuation & earnings, EMA or PPL?

Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than Emera. Pembina Pipeline 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$7.35B	2.03	C$725.70M	C$2.57	20.16
Pembina Pipeline	C$9.48B	3.63	C$1.82B	C$3.26	18.21

Does the media refer more to EMA or PPL?

In the previous week, Emera and Emera both had 5 articles in the media. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.19 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emera	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pembina Pipeline	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, EMA or PPL?

Emera has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMA or PPL more profitable?

Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 20.60% compared to Emera's net margin of 10.83%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 11.89% beat Emera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emera	10.83%	6.60%	2.30%
Pembina Pipeline	20.60%	11.89%	4.31%

Do analysts rate EMA or PPL?

Emera currently has a consensus price target of C$52.10, suggesting a potential upside of 0.58%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus price target of C$58.86, suggesting a potential downside of 0.86%. Given Emera's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Emera is more favorable than Pembina Pipeline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emera	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Pembina Pipeline beats Emera on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.