Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) Competitors $60.66 +1.09 (+1.83%) As of 10:48 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CQP vs. EPD, NGG, CEG, ET, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, VST, and FTSShould you be buying Cheniere Energy Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cheniere Energy Partners include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), National Grid (NGG), Constellation Energy (CEG), Energy Transfer (ET), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Vistra (VST), and Fortis (FTS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Cheniere Energy Partners vs. Enterprise Products Partners National Grid Constellation Energy Energy Transfer American Electric Power TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Vistra Fortis Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Does the media prefer CQP or EPD? In the previous week, Enterprise Products Partners had 43 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners and 4 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Enterprise Products Partners' score of 0.96 indicating that Cheniere Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheniere Energy Partners 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Enterprise Products Partners 27 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CQP or EPD? Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus price target of $51.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.24%. Enterprise Products Partners has a consensus price target of $36.89, indicating a potential upside of 21.83%. Given Enterprise Products Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enterprise Products Partners is more favorable than Cheniere Energy Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cheniere Energy Partners 4 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Enterprise Products Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CQP or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners received 967 more outperform votes than Cheniere Energy Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.25% of users gave Enterprise Products Partners an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Cheniere Energy Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCheniere Energy PartnersOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes3100.00% Enterprise Products PartnersOutperform Votes96780.25% Underperform Votes23819.75% Is CQP or EPD a better dividend stock? Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 72.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Products Partners pays out 79.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enterprise Products Partners has increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years. Enterprise Products Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CQP or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Cheniere Energy Partners. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheniere Energy Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheniere Energy Partners$8.70B3.30$4.25B$4.2613.93Enterprise Products Partners$56.22B1.17$5.90B$2.6911.26 Is CQP or EPD more profitable? Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 28.84% compared to Enterprise Products Partners' net margin of 10.49%. Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity of 20.48% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cheniere Energy Partners28.84% -325.95% 13.71% Enterprise Products Partners 10.49%20.48%8.04% Which has more volatility & risk, CQP or EPD? Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CQP or EPD? 46.5% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryEnterprise Products Partners beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Cheniere Energy Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CQP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart CQP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCheniere Energy PartnersNatural gas distribution IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$28.73B$12.20B$6.77B$18.51BDividend Yield5.44%3.03%11.08%4.25%P/E Ratio13.9311.4043.2131.06Price / Sales3.302.3119,202.6326.47Price / Cash10.879.0635.4317.54Price / Book-37.331.823.324.29Net Income$4.25B$1.29B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance6.73%5.14%4.13%6.63%1 Month Performance-6.97%-5.97%-7.57%-6.86%1 Year PerformanceN/A7.77%138.35%1.19% Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CQPCheniere Energy Partners1.3428 of 5 stars$60.66+1.8%$51.50-15.1%N/A$29.37B$8.70B14.241,550Positive NewsEPDEnterprise Products Partners3.9931 of 5 stars$29.84-3.3%$36.89+23.6%+4.2%$64.61B$56.22B11.096,910Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeNGGNational Grid1.9815 of 5 stars$62.95-4.5%N/A+6.7%$61.60B$19.32B12.1129,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCEGConstellation Energy3.8187 of 5 stars$179.79+5.2%$291.21+62.0%+7.8%$56.33B$23.57B15.1213,400High Trading VolumeETEnergy Transfer4.5654 of 5 stars$15.92-1.5%$22.09+38.8%+9.0%$54.61B$82.67B12.4312,600High Trading VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power3.472 of 5 stars$101.57-2.8%$100.77-0.8%+29.8%$54.21B$19.72B18.1417,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTRPTC Energy4.3453 of 5 stars$45.75-0.4%$62.00+35.5%+32.9%$47.54B$13.77B14.127,480Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeEXCExelon4.5192 of 5 stars$44.69-1.5%$45.13+1.0%+28.5%$45.12B$23.03B18.2419,100Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeXELXcel Energy3.7256 of 5 stars$67.06-1.2%$73.00+8.9%+33.0%$38.53B$13.44B19.4912,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVSTVistra4.0348 of 5 stars$102.33+4.3%$161.23+57.6%+61.1%$34.81B$17.22B19.094,910Positive NewsFTSFortis2.0966 of 5 stars$45.21-2.1%N/A+26.1%$22.58B$11.51B19.169,200Short Interest ↑Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Enterprise Products Partners Alternatives National Grid Alternatives Constellation Energy Alternatives Energy Transfer Alternatives American Electric Power Alternatives TC Energy Alternatives Exelon Alternatives Xcel Energy Alternatives Vistra Alternatives Fortis Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CQP) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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