Head-To-Head Analysis: Nextera Energy Partners (NEP) versus Its Rivals

Nextera Energy Partners (NYSE:NEP) is one of 107 public companies in the “Electric services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Nextera Energy Partners to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Nextera Energy Partners and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nextera Energy Partners	-0.73%	1.34%	0.85%
Nextera Energy Partners Competitors	3.48%	7.40%	1.46%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nextera Energy Partners and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nextera Energy Partners	$1.23 billion	-$10.00 million	N/A
Nextera Energy Partners Competitors	$9.16 billion	$578.41 million	3.80

Nextera Energy Partners’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Nextera Energy Partners. Nextera Energy Partners 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

66.0% of Nextera Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Nextera Energy Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Nextera Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.67 per share. Nextera Energy Partners pays out -3,670.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electric services” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 73.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Nextera Energy Partners and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nextera Energy Partners	2	0	0	0	1.00
Nextera Energy Partners Competitors	1128	4871	4702	96	2.35

Nextera Energy Partners currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. As a group, “Electric services” companies have a potential upside of 6.05%. Given Nextera Energy Partners’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nextera Energy Partners has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Nextera Energy Partners has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nextera Energy Partners’ rivals have a beta of -0.89, indicating that their average share price is 189% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nextera Energy Partners rivals beat Nextera Energy Partners on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Nextera Energy Partners Company Profile

NextEra Energy Partners LP engages in the acquisition, management, and ownership of contracted clean energy projects with long-term cash flows. It owns interests in wind and solar projects in North America and natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas. The company was founded on March 6, 2014 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, FL.