Pembina Pipeline (PPL) Competitors

TC Energy (TSE:TRP) and Pembina Pipeline (TSE:PPL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRP or PPL?

Pembina Pipeline received 68 more outperform votes than TC Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.55% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave TC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TC Energy	Outperform Votes 606 60.30%	Underperform Votes 399 39.70%
Pembina Pipeline	Outperform Votes 674 61.55%	Underperform Votes 421 38.45%

Does the media favor TRP or PPL?

In the previous week, TC Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Pembina Pipeline. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TC Energy and 8 mentions for Pembina Pipeline. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.09 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TC Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pembina Pipeline	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TRP or PPL?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pembina Pipeline. Pembina Pipeline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TC Energy, 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
TC Energy	C$16.50B	4.15	C$3.43B	C$3.31	19.88
Pembina Pipeline	C$9.48B	3.20	C$1.82B	C$3.26	16.06

Is TRP or PPL a better dividend stock?

TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. TC Energy pays out 116.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembina Pipeline pays out 84.7% 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 analysts recommend TRP or PPL?

TC Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$69.77, indicating a potential upside of 6.05%. Pembina Pipeline has a consensus target price of C$58.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.04%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than TC Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRP or PPL?

79.4% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of TC Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, TRP or PPL?

TC Energy has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRP or PPL more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 21.38% compared to Pembina Pipeline's net margin of 20.60%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 11.89% beat TC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TC Energy	21.38%	10.68%	3.51%
Pembina Pipeline	20.60%	11.89%	4.31%

Summary

TC Energy beats Pembina Pipeline on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.