Northland Power (NPI) Competitors C$18.42 -0.10 (-0.54%) As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock NPI vs. BEPC, AQN, RNW, INE, BLX, ARR, PIF, GIP, LCFS, and SPGShould you be buying Northland Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northland Power include Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), TransAlta Renewables (RNW), Innergex Renewable Energy (INE), Boralex (BLX), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), Polaris Renewable Energy (PIF), Green Impact Partners (GIP), Tidewater Renewables (LCFS), and Spark Power Group (SPG). These companies are all part of the "utilities - renewable" industry. Northland Power vs. Brookfield Renewable Algonquin Power & Utilities TransAlta Renewables Innergex Renewable Energy Boralex Altius Renewable Royalties Polaris Renewable Energy Green Impact Partners Tidewater Renewables Spark Power Group Northland Power (TSE:NPI) and Brookfield Renewable (TSE:BEPC) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk. Is NPI or BEPC more profitable? Northland Power has a net margin of -5.92% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -16.64%. Northland Power's return on equity of -3.37% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northland Power-5.92% -3.37% 3.96% Brookfield Renewable -16.64%-9.33%2.20% Do analysts rate NPI or BEPC? Northland Power currently has a consensus price target of C$27.21, suggesting a potential upside of 47.74%. Given Northland Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northland Power is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northland Power 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Brookfield Renewable 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, NPI or BEPC? Northland Power has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NPI or BEPC? Northland Power received 532 more outperform votes than Brookfield Renewable when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNorthland PowerOutperform Votes53266.42% Underperform Votes26933.58% Brookfield RenewableN/AN/A Does the media refer more to NPI or BEPC? In the previous week, Northland Power and Northland Power both had 2 articles in the media. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Northland Power's score of 0.00 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northland Power 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Brookfield Renewable 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NPI or BEPC? 49.4% of Northland Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Northland Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NPI or BEPC? Brookfield Renewable has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northland Power. Northland Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Renewable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthland PowerC$2.44B1.98-C$144.54M-C$0.55-33.75Brookfield RenewableC$866.38M4.43-C$144.17M-C$1.98-18.87 Is NPI or BEPC a better dividend stock? Northland Power pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Northland Power pays out -219.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Renewable pays out -96.5% 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. Northland Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryNorthland Power beats Brookfield Renewable on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Northland Power News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NPI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NPI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthland PowerUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$4.83BC$1.22BC$15.34BC$5.43BDividend Yield6.90%5.34%5.92%6.84%P/E Ratio-33.759.0715.2230.13Price / Sales1.9891.6521.27542.93Price / Cash5.7938.2818.4382.93Price / Book1.071.351.953.49Net Income-C$144.54MC$258.26MC$664.08MC$299.64M7 Day Performance3.37%2.35%4.12%6.85%1 Month Performance-2.80%0.37%1.27%-3.49%1 Year Performance-15.19%3.40%10.43%12.69% Northland Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NPINorthland Power2.3927 of 5 starsC$18.42-0.5%C$27.21+47.7%-16.8%C$4.83BC$2.44B-33.751,150Gap DownBEPCBrookfield RenewableN/AC$36.31-0.3%N/A+21.3%C$3.73BC$866.38M-18.341,890Gap DownAQNAlgonquin Power & Utilities1.0173 of 5 starsC$6.69-2.9%C$5.50-17.8%-11.7%C$3.63BC$1.95B-3.363,440RNWTransAlta RenewablesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.33BC$496M41.601,680INEInnergex Renewable Energy0.9277 of 5 starsC$13.43-0.1%C$11.59-13.7%+71.1%C$2.75BC$1.00B-21.54602BLXBoralex2.0865 of 5 starsC$26.12+0.7%C$40.25+54.1%+7.7%C$2.72BC$952.11M38.29180Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownARRAltius Renewable Royalties1.0369 of 5 starsN/AC$17.50+∞N/AC$369.48MC$2.67M-150.00N/APIFPolaris Renewable Energy1.8256 of 5 starsC$11.25-0.9%C$22.67+101.5%-0.9%C$167.19MC$53.34M23.31235Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeGIPGreen Impact PartnersN/AC$5.65-3.4%C$10.06+78.1%+126.9%C$110.79MC$107.07M-9.9089LCFSTidewater RenewablesN/AC$3.01-1.3%C$4.79+59.2%N/AC$104.80MC$387.24M-0.2837Gap UpSPGSpark Power GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AC$74.48MC$259.65M-4.563,300High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookfield Renewable Alternatives Algonquin Power & Utilities Alternatives TransAlta Renewables Alternatives Innergex Renewable Energy Alternatives Boralex Alternatives Altius Renewable Royalties Alternatives Polaris Renewable Energy Alternatives Green Impact Partners Alternatives Tidewater Renewables Alternatives Spark Power Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:NPI) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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