A Holistic Look At Northland Power Inc. (TSE:NPI)

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Northland Power Inc. (TSE:NPI) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of NPI, it is a well-regarded dividend-paying company with a a great track record of performance, trading at a discount. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, read the full report on Northland Power here.

Good value with proven track record and pays a dividend

Over the past few years, NPI has demonstrated a proven ability to generate robust returns of 28% Not surprisingly, NPI outperformed its industry which returned 4.9%, giving us more conviction of the company’s capacity to drive bottom-line growth going forward. NPI’s share price is trading at below its true value, meaning that the market sentiment for the stock is currently bearish. According to my intrinsic value of the stock, which is driven by analyst consensus forecast of NPI’s earnings, investors now have the opportunity to buy into the stock to reap capital gains. Compared to the rest of the renewable energy industry, NPI is also trading below its peers, relative to earnings generated. This bolsters the proposition that NPI’s price is currently discounted.

TSX:NPI Income Statement Export December 24th 18
TSX:NPI Income Statement Export December 24th 18

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, NPI is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 5.6%.

TSX:NPI Historical Dividend Yield December 24th 18
TSX:NPI Historical Dividend Yield December 24th 18

Next Steps:

For Northland Power, I’ve compiled three pertinent aspects you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for NPI’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for NPI’s outlook.

  2. Financial Health: Are NPI’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of NPI? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.

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