Head to Head Review: Northland Power (NPIFF) & 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 peers? We will compare Northland Power to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northland Power	$1.74 billion	-$116.84 million	-37.97
Northland Power Competitors	$6.35 billion	$832.74 million	19.66

Northland Power’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Northland Power. Northland Power 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 Northland Power and its peers’ 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%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.0% 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 6.5% and pay out 275.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northland Power	0	3	4	0	2.57
Northland Power Competitors	924	2925	3708	177	2.41

As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies have a potential upside of 138.87%. Given Northland Power’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northland Power has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Northland Power peers beat Northland Power on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Northland Power

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.