Energy Transfer (ET) Competitors

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEG or ET?

Energy Transfer received 235 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.91% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 63.50% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 167 63.50%	Underperform Votes 96 36.50%
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 402 71.91%	Underperform Votes 157 28.09%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CEG or ET?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Constellation Energy. Energy Transfer 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
Constellation Energy	$24.92B	3.97	$1.62B	$9.07	34.88
Energy Transfer	$78.59B	0.88	$3.47B	$1.36	14.91

Is CEG or ET a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Constellation Energy pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer pays out 94.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is CEG or ET more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 11.93% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.90%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 16.26% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	11.93%	16.26%	3.76%
Energy Transfer	5.90%	12.38%	4.16%

Which has more volatility & risk, CEG or ET?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CEG or ET?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus price target of $289.86, suggesting a potential downside of 8.38%. Energy Transfer has a consensus price target of $20.82, suggesting a potential upside of 2.64%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CEG or ET?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by company 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 refer more to CEG or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 15 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Energy Transfer and 13 mentions for Constellation Energy. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.51 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	19 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Constellation Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.