Fortis (FTS) Competitors

Fortis (TSE:FTS) and Hydro One (TSE:H) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortis	C$11.39B	2.69	C$1.56B	C$3.19	19.40
Hydro One	C$8.11B	3.34	C$1.12B	C$1.87	24.18

Do analysts recommend FTS or H?

Fortis currently has a consensus target price of C$60.89, suggesting a potential downside of 1.63%. Hydro One has a consensus target price of C$43.25, suggesting a potential downside of 4.36%. Given Fortis' higher possible upside, equities research 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Hydro One	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FTS or H more profitable?

Fortis has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Hydro One's net margin of 13.85%. Hydro One's return on equity of 9.61% beat Fortis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortis	14.35%	7.44%	3.09%
Hydro One	13.85%	9.61%	3.57%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FTS or H?

57.4% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of Hydro One shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Fortis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.1% of Hydro One shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FTS or H?

Fortis has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hydro One has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 4.0%. Hydro One pays an annual dividend of C$1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fortis pays out 77.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hydro One pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer FTS or H?

In the previous week, Fortis had 6 more articles in the media than Hydro One. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Fortis and 8 mentions for Hydro One. Hydro One's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Fortis' score of 0.19 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hydro One	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTS or H?

Fortis received 236 more outperform votes than Hydro One when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.88% of users gave Fortis an outperform vote while only 64.08% of users gave Hydro One an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortis	Outperform Votes 723 66.88%	Underperform Votes 358 33.12%
Hydro One	Outperform Votes 487 64.08%	Underperform Votes 273 35.92%

Summary

Fortis beats Hydro One on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.