Electric Power Development (OTCMKTS:EPWDF) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Dividends

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of Electric Power Development shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Electric Power Development”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Renewable	$3.83 billion	1.33	-$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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Brookfield Renewable and Electric Power Development, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 price target of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.68%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Electric Power Development.

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

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.