Maxim Power (MXG) Competitors

Brookfield Renewable Partners (TSE:BEP.UN) and Maxim Power (TSE:MXG) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, BEP.UN or MXG?

Brookfield Renewable Partners has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxim Power has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BEP.UN or MXG more profitable?

Maxim Power has a net margin of 36.82% compared to Brookfield Renewable Partners' net margin of -4.20%. Maxim Power's return on equity of 13.54% beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable Partners	-4.20%	0.46%	0.84%
Maxim Power	36.82%	13.54%	2.32%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BEP.UN or MXG?

65.8% of Brookfield Renewable Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Maxim Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.2% of Maxim Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BEP.UN or MXG?

Brookfield Renewable Partners received 243 more outperform votes than Maxim Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.08% of users gave Maxim Power an outperform vote while only 60.85% of users gave Brookfield Renewable Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Renewable Partners	Outperform Votes 300 60.85%	Underperform Votes 193 39.15%
Maxim Power	Outperform Votes 57 73.08%	Underperform Votes 21 26.92%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BEP.UN or MXG?

Maxim Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Renewable Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maxim Power, 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
Brookfield Renewable Partners	C$5.48B	1.75	-C$230M	-C$0.87	-38.63
Maxim Power	C$144.21M	1.96	C$53.09M	C$0.82	5.39

Does the media refer more to BEP.UN or MXG?

In the previous week, Maxim Power had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Maxim Power and 2 mentions for Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Renewable Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Maxim Power's score of 0.25 indicating that Brookfield Renewable Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Maxim Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BEP.UN or MXG?

Brookfield Renewable Partners currently has a consensus price target of C$40.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.01%. Given Brookfield Renewable Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable Partners is more favorable than Maxim Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Maxim Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Maxim Power beats Brookfield Renewable Partners on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.