Contrasting Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) & Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP)

Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) and Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.2% of Brookfield Renewable Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Centuri shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Brookfield Renewable Partners and Centuri, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable Partners	0	4	11	1	2.81
Centuri	2	1	3	0	2.17

Brookfield Renewable Partners currently has a consensus price target of $34.93, suggesting a potential upside of 23.03%. Centuri has a consensus price target of $26.40, suggesting a potential downside of 7.20%. Given Brookfield Renewable Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable Partners is more favorable than Centuri.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Renewable Partners and Centuri’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable Partners	3.52%	0.66%	0.23%
Centuri	0.09%	6.37%	1.71%

Volatility & Risk

Brookfield Renewable Partners has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centuri has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brookfield Renewable Partners and Centuri”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Renewable Partners	$5.88 billion	1.48	-$181.00 million	($0.86)	-33.01
Centuri	$2.64 billion	1.07	-$6.72 million	$0.03	948.27

Centuri has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable Partners. Brookfield Renewable Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centuri, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Brookfield Renewable Partners beats Centuri on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brookfield Renewable Partners

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. owns a portfolio of renewable power generating facilities primarily in North America, Colombia, and Brazil. The company generates electricity through hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed generation, and pumped storage, as well as renewable natural gas, carbon capture and storage, recycling, cogeneration biomass, nuclear services, and power transformation. Brookfield Renewable Partners Limited operates as the general partner of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. The company was formerly known as Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. and changed its name to Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. in May 2016. Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. was founded in 1999 and is based in Toronto, Canada. Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield Corporation.

About Centuri

Centuri Holdings, Inc. operates as a utility infrastructure services company in North America. It offers gas utility services, including maintenance, repair, installation, and replacement services for natural gas local distribution utility companies with focus on the modernization of infrastructure. The company also provides electric utility services comprising design, maintenance and repair, upgrade, and expansion services for transmission and distribution infrastructure. Its customers include electric, gas, and combination utility companies, as well as serves end markets, such as renewable energy and 5G datacom. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Centuri Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.