Head to Head Contrast: Northland Power (NPIFF) and Its Competitors

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

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northland Power	0	4	3	0	2.43
Northland Power Competitors	920	2919	3697	176	2.41

As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies have a potential upside of 144.98%. Given Northland Power’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Northland Power has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Northland Power and its peers’ 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	-42.27%	13.40%	0.80%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.1% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Northland Power and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northland Power	$1.74 billion	-$116.84 million	-36.83
Northland Power Competitors	$6.35 billion	$832.74 million	8.07

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

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 279.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Northland Power has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northland Power’s peers have a beta of -66.25, indicating that their average stock price is 6,725% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Northland Power peers beat Northland Power on 10 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.