TC Energy (TRP) Competitors

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

Is PPL or TRP more profitable?

TC Energy has a net margin of 32.39% compared to Pembina Pipeline's net margin of 25.73%. TC Energy's return on equity of 17.25% beat Pembina Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pembina Pipeline	25.73%	12.06%	4.31%
TC Energy	32.39%	17.25%	3.51%

Which has more volatility and risk, PPL or TRP?

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PPL or TRP?

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

Does the media refer more to PPL or TRP?

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 6 more articles in the media than TC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 5 mentions for TC Energy. TC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.34 indicating that TC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts recommend PPL or TRP?

Pembina Pipeline currently has a consensus target price of C$59.54, suggesting a potential upside of 17.36%. TC Energy has a consensus target price of C$74.17, suggesting a potential upside of 13.35%. Given Pembina Pipeline's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than TC Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
TC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PPL or TRP?

TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pembina Pipeline. TC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembina Pipeline, 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
Pembina Pipeline	C$7.71B	3.80	C$1.98B	C$3.45	14.72
TC Energy	C$15.91B	4.24	C$5.15B	C$5.03	13.01

Is PPL or TRP a better dividend stock?

Pembina Pipeline pays an annual dividend of C$2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. TC Energy pays an annual dividend of C$3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Pembina Pipeline pays out 80.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy pays out 76.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TC Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

TC Energy beats Pembina Pipeline on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.