Head to Head Review: Northland Power (NPIFF) versus Its Rivals

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

Profitability

This table compares Northland Power and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northland Power	-5.60%	10.37%	3.30%
Northland Power Competitors	-42.52%	13.39%	0.72%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Northland Power and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northland Power	$1.74 billion	-$116.84 million	-37.52
Northland Power Competitors	$6.25 billion	$816.56 million	19.53

Northland Power’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Northland Power. Northland Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, 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 -124.4% 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 275.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

36.0% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Northland Power and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northland Power	0	3	4	0	2.57
Northland Power Competitors	925	2930	3711	177	2.41

As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies have a potential upside of 147.92%. Given Northland Power’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northland Power has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

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

Summary

Northland Power competitors beat Northland Power on 9 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.