TC Energy (NYSE:TRP – Get Free Report) and Aqua Power Systems (OTCMKTS:APSI – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for TC Energy and Aqua Power Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TC Energy | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Aqua Power Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
TC Energy presently has a consensus target price of $84.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.25%. Given TC Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe TC Energy is more favorable than Aqua Power Systems.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TC Energy | $10.91 billion | 6.06 | $2.52 billion | $2.32 | 27.38 |
| Aqua Power Systems | N/A | N/A | -$160,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
TC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Power Systems.
Profitability
This table compares TC Energy and Aqua Power Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TC Energy | 23.04% | 10.47% | 3.10% |
| Aqua Power Systems | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
TC Energy has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aqua Power Systems has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
TC Energy beats Aqua Power Systems on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TC Energy
TC Energy Corporation operates as an energy infrastructure company in North America. It operates through five segments: Canadian Natural Gas Pipelines; U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines; Mexico Natural Gas Pipelines; Liquids Pipelines; and Power and Energy Solutions. The company builds and operates a network of 93,600 kilometers of natural gas pipelines, which transports natural gas from supply basins to local distribution companies, power generation plants, industrial facilities, interconnecting pipelines, LNG export terminals, and other businesses. It also has regulated natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 532 billion cubic feet. In addition, it has approximately 4,900 kilometers of liquids pipeline system that connects Alberta crude oil pipeline to refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, and the United States Gulf Coast. Further, the company owns or has interests in power generation facilities with approximately 4,600 megawatts; and owns and operates approximately 118 billion cubic feet of non-regulated natural gas storage facilities in in Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and New Brunswick. The company was formerly known as TransCanada Corporation and changed its name to TC Energy Corporation in May 2019. TC Energy Corporation was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About Aqua Power Systems
Aqua Power Systems Inc. does not have significant operations. The company intends to engage in merger or acquisition opportunities. Previously, it was focused on the goal of developing solar energy collection farms on commercial and/or industrial buildings located on distressed, blighted, and/or underutilized commercial land in North Carolina and other southern states of the United States. The company was formerly known as NC Solar Inc. and changed its name to Aqua Power Systems Inc. in August 2014. Aqua Power Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Winter Park, Florida.
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