Fortis (FTS) Competitors $44.06 +0.29 (+0.65%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.62 -0.45 (-1.01%) As of 02/21/2025 05:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FTS vs. EPD, ET, NGG, VST, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, VG, and CQPShould you be buying Fortis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortis include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), National Grid (NGG), Vistra (VST), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Venture Global (VG), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Fortis vs. Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer National Grid Vistra American Electric Power TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Venture Global Cheniere Energy Partners Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) 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 profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EPD or FTS? Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Fortis. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEnterprise Products Partners$56.22B1.29$5.90B$2.6912.42Fortis$8.40B2.62$1.17B$2.3618.67 Is EPD or FTS a better dividend stock? Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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. Fortis pays out 71.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Products Partners has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years. Enterprise Products Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate EPD or FTS? Enterprise Products Partners currently has a consensus price target of $34.70, indicating a potential upside of 3.88%. Given Enterprise Products Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Enterprise Products Partners is more favorable than Fortis.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Enterprise Products Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media refer more to EPD or FTS? In the previous week, Enterprise Products Partners had 11 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners and 26 mentions for Fortis. Enterprise Products Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Fortis' score of 0.50 indicating that Enterprise Products Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Enterprise Products Partners 28 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortis 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EPD or FTS more profitable? Fortis has a net margin of 14.12% compared to Enterprise Products Partners' net margin of 10.49%. Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity of 20.48% beat Fortis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Enterprise Products Partners10.49% 20.48% 8.04% Fortis 14.12%7.09%2.34% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EPD or FTS? 26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, EPD or FTS? Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EPD or FTS? Enterprise Products Partners received 683 more outperform votes than Fortis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.37% of users gave Enterprise Products Partners an outperform vote while only 52.54% of users gave Fortis an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEnterprise Products PartnersOutperform Votes96280.37% Underperform Votes23519.63%FortisOutperform Votes27952.54% Underperform Votes25247.46% SummaryEnterprise Products Partners beats Fortis on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fortis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTS 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 FTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortisElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.00B$13.80B$14.28B$20.03BDividend Yield3.85%4.74%4.67%3.65%P/E Ratio18.6717.4413.3734.88Price / Sales2.629,075.8421.7215.60Price / Cash8.4610.0618.6120.85Price / Book1.242.291.944.92Net Income$1.17B$690.28M$663.56M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.66%0.06%0.54%-1.05%1 Month Performance3.53%0.96%0.55%-1.39%1 Year Performance10.65%35.85%6.58%13.93% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis2.2725 of 5 stars$44.07+0.7%N/A+10.6%$22.00B$8.40B18.679,600Earnings ReportDividend CutEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionEPDEnterprise Products Partners3.6123 of 5 stars$33.52+0.9%$34.70+3.5%+21.0%$72.65B$56.22B12.467,500Positive NewsETEnergy Transfer4.3039 of 5 stars$19.98+0.8%$21.18+6.0%+30.5%$68.42B$78.59B14.6913,786Positive NewsNGGNational Grid0.9668 of 5 stars$60.73-0.9%N/A-8.2%$59.42B$19.32B0.0031,425VSTVistra3.1961 of 5 stars$167.59+1.2%$171.64+2.4%+225.9%$57.02B$14.78B31.274,870Dividend IncreasePositive NewsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.4941 of 5 stars$101.83+0.8%$98.00-3.8%+27.6%$54.19B$19B20.4117,250Positive NewsTRPTC Energy4.5028 of 5 stars$46.05-2.8%$56.00+21.6%+12.8%$47.85B$11.80B12.767,415Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionEXCExelon4.3431 of 5 stars$42.85-0.3%$43.38+1.2%+19.8%$43.06B$21.73B17.6319,962Positive NewsXELXcel Energy3.5339 of 5 stars$68.61+0.3%$69.91+1.9%+16.9%$39.40B$13.44B19.9411,311Positive NewsVGVenture Global4.071 of 5 stars$15.93+4.2%$20.00+25.5%N/A$38.54BN/A0.001,400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCQPCheniere Energy Partners0.8695 of 5 stars$61.62-1.1%$51.67-16.2%N/A$29.83B$9.66B13.311,605Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPD Alternatives ET Alternatives NGG Alternatives VST Alternatives AEP Alternatives TRP Alternatives EXC Alternatives XEL Alternatives VG Alternatives CQP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FTS) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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