Fortis (FTS) Competitors C$67.34 +0.05 (+0.07%) As of 04/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FTS vs. H, EMA, CUP.U, KWH.UN, BIP.UN, BEP.UN, CU, CPX, ACO.X, and NPIShould you be buying Fortis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortis include Hydro One (H), Emera (EMA), Caribbean Utilities (CUP.U), Crius Energy Unt (KWH.UN), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN), Canadian Utilities (CU), Capital Power (CPX), ATCO (ACO.X), and Northland Power (NPI). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Fortis vs. Hydro One Emera Caribbean Utilities Crius Energy Unt Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Brookfield Renewable Partners Canadian Utilities Capital Power ATCO Northland Power Fortis (TSE:FTS) and Hydro One (TSE:H) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FTS or H? Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Hydro One. Fortis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hydro One, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFortisC$11.41B2.92C$1.66BC$3.3719.99Hydro OneC$8.37B3.69C$1.14BC$1.9027.15 Which has more volatility & risk, FTS or H? Fortis has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hydro One has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FTS or H? Fortis received 236 more outperform votes than Hydro One when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.27% of users gave Fortis an outperform vote while only 63.66% of users gave Hydro One an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFortisOutperform Votes72366.27% Underperform Votes36833.73% Hydro OneOutperform Votes48763.66% Underperform Votes27836.34% Do analysts rate FTS or H? Fortis currently has a consensus target price of C$63.14, suggesting a potential downside of 6.24%. Hydro One has a consensus target price of C$46.25, suggesting a potential downside of 10.18%. Given Fortis' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fortis is more favorable than Hydro One.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78Hydro One 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer FTS or H? In the previous week, Fortis had 4 more articles in the media than Hydro One. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Fortis and 14 mentions for Hydro One. Hydro One's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Fortis' score of 0.68 indicating that Hydro One is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortis 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hydro One 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FTS or H a better dividend stock? Fortis pays an annual dividend of C$2.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Hydro One pays an annual dividend of C$1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fortis pays out 73.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hydro One pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FTS or H? 57.4% of Fortis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of Hydro One shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Fortis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.1% of Hydro One shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FTS or H more profitable? Fortis has a net margin of 14.53% compared to Hydro One's net margin of 13.59%. Hydro One's return on equity of 9.58% beat Fortis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortis14.53% 7.48% 3.09% Hydro One 13.59%9.58%3.57% SummaryFortis beats Hydro One on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fortis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTS 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 FTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortisUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$33.31BC$22.81BC$15.77BC$5.63BDividend Yield3.78%5.53%5.72%6.83%P/E Ratio19.9911.6415.6129.57Price / Sales2.9244.3221.75566.34Price / Cash65.80153.6918.5383.07Price / Book1.371.722.013.75Net IncomeC$1.66BC$1.10BC$667.57MC$300.28M7 Day Performance0.96%0.88%0.92%2.40%1 Month Performance5.68%4.65%2.59%-1.43%1 Year Performance26.15%13.27%10.44%12.80% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis0.7029 of 5 starsC$67.34+0.1%C$63.14-6.2%+25.4%C$33.31BC$11.41B19.999,600Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHHydro One0.5093 of 5 starsC$50.81-0.6%C$46.25-9.0%+36.1%C$30.46BC$8.37B26.7950,000Analyst RevisionEMAEmera0.485 of 5 starsC$60.95-0.1%C$58.55-3.9%+33.0%C$17.87BC$7.21B23.627,120Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCUP.UCaribbean Utilities1.1546 of 5 starsC$13.31+2.4%C$14.00+5.2%-3.3%C$510.71MC$287.75M13.05226News CoverageKWH.UNCrius Energy UntN/AN/AN/AN/AC$498.13MC$1.21B-40.37N/AHigh Trading VolumeBIP.UNBrookfield Infrastructure Partners0.2839 of 5 starsC$38.84+0.5%C$34.00-12.5%+6.9%C$17.93BC$19.78B-215.7844,000Gap UpBEP.UNBrookfield Renewable Partners1.7412 of 5 starsC$29.81-0.1%C$40.00+34.2%+7.7%C$8.50BC$5.48B-34.26N/ACUCanadian Utilities0.7779 of 5 starsC$37.63+0.1%C$38.20+1.5%+23.2%C$7.69BC$2.81B20.339,018Analyst RevisionNews CoverageCPXCapital Power3.9364 of 5 starsC$46.75-1.0%C$62.33+33.3%+43.2%C$6.60BC$3.88B11.11737Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageACO.XATCO1.3818 of 5 starsC$50.14-0.2%C$52.30+4.3%+33.5%C$5.00BC$4.71B14.6620,175NPINorthland Power3.0003 of 5 starsC$18.24-1.1%C$27.21+49.2%-8.8%C$4.79BC$2.44B-33.421,150Analyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hydro One Alternatives Emera Alternatives Caribbean Utilities Alternatives Crius Energy Unt Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Brookfield Renewable Partners Alternatives Canadian Utilities Alternatives Capital Power Alternatives ATCO Alternatives Northland Power Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:FTS) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJames Altucher: Do not invest in AI unless…I made millions during the crypto boom. 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