Contrasting ATCO (ACLLF) & Its Competitors

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATCO	N/A	N/A	15.88
ATCO Competitors	$16.40 billion	$269.64 million	27.54

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.

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	8.71%	14.67%	4.07%

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 9.6% and pay out 65.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATCO	0	4	2	0	2.33
ATCO Competitors	1030	4015	4328	79	2.37

As a group, “Multi – Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 36.45%. Given ATCO’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ATCO has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.5% of ATCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of shares of all “Multi – Utilities” companies are held 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.

Summary

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

ATCO Company Profile

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.