CEG vs. SLB, PXD, EOG, EPD, MPC, PSX, ENB, CNQ, OXY, and E
Should you be buying Constellation Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Constellation Energy include Schlumberger (SLB), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), EOG Resources (EOG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Phillips 66 (PSX), Enbridge (ENB), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and ENI (E). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.
In the previous week, Schlumberger had 11 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Schlumberger and 3 mentions for Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Schlumberger's score of 0.61 indicating that Schlumberger is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Schlumberger has higher revenue and earnings than Constellation Energy. Schlumberger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Schlumberger presently has a consensus price target of $68.72, suggesting a potential upside of 41.43%. Constellation Energy has a consensus price target of $219.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.92%. Given Constellation Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Schlumberger is more favorable than Constellation Energy.
Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Schlumberger pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Schlumberger has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Schlumberger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Schlumberger has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Schlumberger received 1555 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.67% of users gave Schlumberger an outperform vote while only 62.27% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote.
Schlumberger has a net margin of 12.72% compared to Schlumberger's net margin of 10.25%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.88% beat Schlumberger's return on equity.
82.0% of Schlumberger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Schlumberger shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Schlumberger beats Constellation Energy on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CEG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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