Contrasting Electric Power Development (OTCMKTS:EPWDF) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC)

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) and Electric Power Development (OTCMKTS:EPWDF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Electric Power Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-44.05%	-20.14%	-3.56%
Electric Power Development	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of Electric Power Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Brookfield Renewable and Electric Power Development, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	2	2	0	0	1.50
Electric Power Development	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brookfield Renewable presently has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.20%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Electric Power Development.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Electric Power Development”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Renewable	$3.73 billion	1.35	-$2.34 billion	N/A	N/A
Electric Power Development	N/A	N/A	N/A	$225.48	0.07

Electric Power Development has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable.

Dividends

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Electric Power Development pays an annual dividend of $55.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 362.2%. Electric Power Development pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Renewable has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Brookfield Renewable beats Electric Power Development on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brookfield Renewable

Brookfield Renewable Corporation owns and operates a portfolio of renewable power and sustainable solution assets primarily in the United States, Europe, Colombia, and Brazil. It operates hydroelectric, wind, solar, and distributed energy and sustainable solutions with an installed capacity of approximately 19,161 megawatts. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Brookfield Renewable Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc.

About Electric Power Development

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. operates as electric utility company in Japan. The company engages in the development and operation of 60 hydroelectric power plants with total owned capacity of 8,577 MW; wind power with total owned capacity of 477 MW; geothermal power with total owned capacity of 38 MW; thermal power with total owned capacity of 8,810 MW; solar; biomass; and nuclear business. It offers welfare facility management; building maintenance services; administrative and labor services; computer software development, etc. In addition, the company engages in the construction, engineering, design, consulting, and maintenance inspections of hydropower stations; transmission lines and substations; real estate indemnity; land survey; civil engineering work; general architecture; project management, etc. Further, it offers unloading and transportation of coal for thermal power stations; sales of fly ash; marine transportation of coal for power generation; research and planning for environmental conservation; construction and maintenance of electronic and telecommunication facilities, etc. Additionally, it offers construction consulting services; design and supervision of power generation facilities and general architecture; geological and other surveys; development of facilities for removal of air and water pollutants; production and sales of fertilizers originated coal ash, etc. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.