Keyera (KEY) Competitors

Boralex (TSE:BLX) and Keyera (TSE:KEY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is BLX or KEY a better dividend stock?

Boralex pays an annual dividend of C$0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Boralex pays out 71.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keyera pays out 139.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLX or KEY?

58.3% of Boralex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Keyera shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Boralex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keyera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLX or KEY?

Keyera has higher revenue and earnings than Boralex. Keyera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boralex, 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
Boralex	C$959M	3.41	C$95M	C$0.93	34.19
Keyera	C$7B	1.48	C$340.40M	C$1.49	30.28

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLX or KEY?

Keyera received 148 more outperform votes than Boralex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.82% of users gave Boralex an outperform vote while only 55.84% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boralex	Outperform Votes 392 62.82%	Underperform Votes 232 37.18%
Keyera	Outperform Votes 540 55.84%	Underperform Votes 427 44.16%

Does the media prefer BLX or KEY?

In the previous week, Keyera had 7 more articles in the media than Boralex. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Keyera and 6 mentions for Boralex. Keyera's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Boralex's score of -0.07 indicating that Keyera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boralex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Keyera	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BLX or KEY?

Boralex has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keyera has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLX or KEY more profitable?

Boralex has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Keyera's net margin of 4.86%. Keyera's return on equity of 12.02% beat Boralex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boralex	9.91%	6.69%	2.54%
Keyera	4.86%	12.02%	6.15%

Do analysts rate BLX or KEY?

Boralex presently has a consensus price target of C$43.38, suggesting a potential upside of 36.40%. Keyera has a consensus price target of C$42.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.34%. Given Boralex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Boralex is more favorable than Keyera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boralex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Keyera	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Summary

Keyera beats Boralex on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.