LNG vs. WMB, KMI, TRGP, FRO, STNG, GLNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, and NAT
Should you be buying Cheniere Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cheniere Energy include Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Targa Resources (TRGP), Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golar LNG (GLNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), and Nordic American Tankers (NAT). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry.
Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) and Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Cheniere Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Cheniere Energy pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Williams Companies pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Williams Companies received 21 more outperform votes than Cheniere Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.57% of users gave Cheniere Energy an outperform vote while only 72.59% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Williams Companies had 17 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Williams Companies and 0 mentions for Cheniere Energy. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Cheniere Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Cheniere Energy currently has a consensus price target of $198.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.07%. Williams Companies has a consensus price target of $40.45, suggesting a potential downside of 0.60%. Given Cheniere Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy is more favorable than Williams Companies.
Cheniere Energy has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
87.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Cheniere Energy has a net margin of 28.55% compared to Williams Companies' net margin of 27.29%. Cheniere Energy's return on equity of 48.19% beat Williams Companies' return on equity.
Cheniere Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Cheniere Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cheniere Energy beats Williams Companies on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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