Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) Competitors

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is CQP or CEG a better dividend stock?

Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% 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. Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CQP or CEG?

46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CQP or CEG?

In the previous week, Constellation Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Constellation Energy and 0 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.47 indicating that Cheniere Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cheniere Energy Partners	Positive
Constellation Energy	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CQP or CEG?

Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus target price of $55.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.14%. Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $299.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.73%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	5 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Is CQP or CEG more profitable?

Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 26.27% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 12.33%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.93% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy Partners	26.27%	-414.56%	13.56%
Constellation Energy	12.33%	21.93%	5.43%

Which has more risk & volatility, CQP or CEG?

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CQP or CEG?

Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners	$8.70B	3.11	$2.51B	$4.16	13.43
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	4.14	$3.75B	$9.49	32.80

Summary

Constellation Energy beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.