Contrasting Northland Power (NPIFF) and The Competition

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

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.

Institutional & 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Northland Power and its rivals revenue, earnings per share 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 rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Northland Power. Northland Power 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.

Volatility and 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 rivals have a beta of -66.25, indicating that their average stock price is 6,725% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Northland Power and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northland Power has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Northland Power and its rivals’ 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%

Summary

Northland Power rivals 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.