Energy Transfer (ET) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ET or CEG?

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ET or CEG 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
Energy Transfer	5.90%	12.38%	4.16%
Constellation Energy	11.93%	16.26%	3.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ET or CEG?

Energy Transfer received 239 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.86% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 401 71.86%	Underperform Votes 157 28.14%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 162 63.04%	Underperform Votes 95 36.96%

Does the media prefer ET or CEG?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 18 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Energy Transfer and 6 mentions for Constellation Energy. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.41 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellation Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ET or CEG?

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
Energy Transfer	$83.66B	0.77	$3.47B	$1.36	13.87
Constellation Energy	$23.98B	2.96	$1.62B	$9.07	25.03

Do analysts rate ET or CEG?

Energy Transfer presently has a consensus price target of $20.55, suggesting a potential upside of 8.94%. Constellation Energy has a consensus price target of $281.43, suggesting a potential upside of 23.97%. Given Constellation Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than Energy Transfer.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ET or CEG?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ET or CEG a better dividend stock?

Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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. Constellation Energy pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Constellation Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.