Head to Head Contrast: Northland Power (NPIFF) vs. Its Peers

Northland Power (OTCMKTS:NPIFF) is one of 141 publicly-traded companies in the “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Northland Power to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Northland Power and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northland Power	$1.74 billion	-$116.84 million	-37.08
Northland Power Competitors	$6.35 billion	$832.74 million	19.72

Northland Power’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Northland Power. Northland Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Northland Power and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northland Power	-5.63%	10.77%	3.47%
Northland Power Competitors	-42.52%	13.43%	0.72%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.2% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Northland Power pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Northland Power pays out -121.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies pay a dividend yield of 6.7% and pay out 283.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Northland Power and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northland Power	0	3	4	0	2.57
Northland Power Competitors	923	2922	3706	176	2.41

As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies have a potential upside of 138.12%. Given Northland Power’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northland Power has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Northland Power has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northland Power’s rivals have a beta of -66.28, suggesting that their average stock price is 6,728% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Northland Power rivals beat Northland Power on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Northland Power Company Profile

Northland Power Inc., an independent power producer, develops, builds, owns, and operates clean and green power projects in Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Colombia, and internationally. The company produces electricity from renewable resources, such as wind and solar, as well as natural gas for sale under power purchase agreements and other revenue arrangements. It owned or had an economic interest 3.4 gigawatts of operating generating capacity. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.