Hydro One (H) Competitors

Hydro One (TSE:H) and Restaurant Brands International (TSE:QSR) are both large-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend H or QSR?

Hydro One currently has a consensus price target of C$49.90, suggesting a potential upside of 1.92%. Given Hydro One's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hydro One is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hydro One	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Restaurant Brands International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, H or QSR?

Hydro One has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is H or QSR a better dividend stock?

Hydro One pays an annual dividend of C$1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of C$3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hydro One pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 63.0% 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. Restaurant Brands International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor H or QSR?

In the previous week, Hydro One and Hydro One both had 4 articles in the media. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Hydro One's score of -0.09 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hydro One	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Restaurant Brands International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of H or QSR?

22.1% of Hydro One shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 47.1% of Hydro One shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, H or QSR?

Hydro One has higher revenue and earnings than Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International 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
Hydro One	C$8.37B	3.51	C$1.14B	C$1.90	25.82
Restaurant Brands International	C$4.96B	4.21	C$793.99M	C$4.99	18.42

Is H or QSR more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 16.02% compared to Hydro One's net margin of 13.59%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 41.85% beat Hydro One's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hydro One	13.59%	9.58%	3.57%
Restaurant Brands International	16.02%	41.85%	5.81%

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Hydro One on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.