Maxim Power (MXG) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BEP.UN or MXG?

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

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%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	1.55	-C$230M	-C$0.87	-34.32
Maxim Power	C$144.21M	1.74	C$53.09M	C$0.82	4.78

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

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

Does the media favor BEP.UN or MXG?

In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Maxim Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brookfield Renewable Partners and 0 mentions for Maxim Power. Maxim Power's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Brookfield Renewable Partners' score of -0.15 indicating that Maxim Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable Partners	Neutral
Maxim Power	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Do analysts rate BEP.UN or MXG?

Brookfield Renewable Partners presently has a consensus price target of C$40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.96%. Given Brookfield Renewable Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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.