Head to Head Review: ATCO (ACLLF) and Its Peers

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices 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	1031	4017	4329	79	2.37

As a group, “Multi – Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 35.88%. Given ATCO’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ATCO has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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.

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	8.81%	14.69%	4.07%

Insider & Institutional 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATCO	N/A	N/A	15.88
ATCO Competitors	$16.33 billion	$269.64 million	27.55

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.

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.