Head to Head Review: ATCO (ACLLF) & Its Rivals

ATCO (OTCMKTS:ACLLF) is one of 52 publicly-traded companies in the “Multi – Utilities” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare ATCO to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.5% of ATCO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ATCO and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATCO	N/A	N/A	16.60
ATCO Competitors	$16.34 billion	$269.64 million	34.19

ATCO’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than ATCO. ATCO 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

ATCO pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ATCO pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Multi – Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.4% and pay out 65.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares ATCO and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATCO	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATCO Competitors	8.86%	15.04%	4.07%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for ATCO and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATCO	0	4	2	0	2.33
ATCO Competitors	1030	4009	4321	79	2.37

As a group, “Multi – Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 34.89%. Given ATCO’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATCO has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

ATCO peers beat ATCO on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About ATCO

ATCO Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of energy, logistics and transportation, water, food and agriculture, real estate, and shelter services in Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company engages in the electricity and natural gas transmission and distribution, and international electricity operations; energy storage, electricity generation, industrial water solutions, and clean fuels; and electricity and natural gas retail sales, and whole-home solutions. It also offers workforce and residential housing, modular facilities, construction and site support, workforce lodging, facility operations and maintenance, defense operations, and disaster and emergency management services. In addition, the company provides commercial real estate services, including sale, lease, and development of office and industrial properties; process and markets fly ash; and generates electricity through hydro, solar, wind, and natural gas facilities. Further, the company provides ports and transportation logistics; natural gas liquids storage services; and provides integrated water services, including pipeline transportation, storage, water treatment, recycling, and disposal to various industrial customers. ATCO Ltd. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. ATCO Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd.