Emera (EMA) Competitors

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

Which has stronger 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$7.21B	2.35	C$757.30M	C$2.58	22.36
Pembina Pipeline	C$7.71B	3.86	C$1.98B	C$3.45	14.94

Does the media refer more to EMA or PPL?

In the previous week, Emera had 2 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Emera and 0 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. Emera's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.00 indicating that Emera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Emera	Positive
Pembina Pipeline	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer EMA or PPL?

Emera currently has a consensus price target of C$57.30, suggesting a potential downside of 0.68%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus price target of C$59.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.28%. Given Pembina Pipeline's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMA or PPL?

Pembina Pipeline received 85 more outperform votes than Emera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.62% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 58.28% of users gave Emera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emera	Outperform Votes 591 58.28%	Underperform Votes 423 41.72%
Pembina Pipeline	Outperform Votes 676 61.62%	Underperform Votes 421 38.38%

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 5.0%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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. 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. Pembina Pipeline is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, EMA or PPL?

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

Is EMA or PPL 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
Emera	10.51%	6.06%	2.30%
Pembina Pipeline	25.73%	12.06%	4.31%

Summary

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