Emera (EMA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor PPL or EMA?

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 9 more articles in the media than Emera. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 5 mentions for Emera. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.85 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pembina Pipeline	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Emera	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PPL or EMA a better dividend stock?

Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Emera pays an annual dividend of C$2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Pembina Pipeline pays out 80.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PPL or EMA?

Pembina Pipeline received 86 more outperform votes than Emera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.55% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 58.00% of users gave Emera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pembina Pipeline	Outperform Votes 677 61.55%	Underperform Votes 423 38.45%
Emera	Outperform Votes 591 58.00%	Underperform Votes 428 42.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, PPL or EMA?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PPL or EMA?

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
Pembina Pipeline	C$7.71B	4.32	C$1.98B	C$3.45	16.71
Emera	C$7.21B	2.41	C$757.30M	C$2.58	22.98

Is PPL or EMA more profitable?

Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Emera's net margin of 10.51%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 12.06% beat Emera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pembina Pipeline	25.73%	12.06%	4.31%
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%

Do analysts rate PPL or EMA?

Pembina Pipeline currently has a consensus price target of C$59.31, indicating a potential upside of 2.99%. Emera has a consensus price target of C$58.18, indicating a potential downside of 1.85%. Given Pembina Pipeline's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Emera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Emera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

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

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

Summary

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