Fortis (FTS) Competitors $41.98 +0.23 (+0.54%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, CQP, and WESShould 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), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), and Western Midstream Partners (WES). 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 Cheniere Energy Partners Western Midstream Partners Fortis (NYSE:FTS) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FTS or EPD? 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 RatioFortis$8.53B2.48$1.17B$2.3817.77Enterprise Products Partners$49.72B1.47$5.53B$2.6712.59 Is FTS or EPD a better dividend stock? Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Fortis pays out 79.4% 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 pays out 78.7% 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 raised 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. Do analysts prefer FTS or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners has a consensus target price of $34.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.96%. Given Enterprise Products Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enterprise Products Partners is more favorable than Fortis.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33Enterprise Products Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility & risk, FTS or EPD? Fortis has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTS or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners received 682 more outperform votes than Fortis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.35% of users gave Enterprise Products Partners an outperform vote while only 52.64% of users gave Fortis an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFortisOutperform Votes27952.64% Underperform Votes25147.36% Enterprise Products PartnersOutperform Votes96180.35% Underperform Votes23519.65% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FTS or EPD? 57.8% of Fortis 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is FTS or EPD more profitable? Fortis has a net margin of 14.06% compared to Enterprise Products Partners' net margin of 10.32%. Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity of 20.31% beat Fortis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortis14.06% 7.01% 2.32% Enterprise Products Partners 10.32%20.31%8.04% Does the media prefer FTS or EPD? In the previous week, Enterprise Products Partners had 14 more articles in the media than Fortis. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners and 15 mentions for Fortis. Fortis' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Enterprise Products Partners' score of 0.46 indicating that Fortis is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortis 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Enterprise Products Partners 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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$21.10B$14.43B$12.74B$19.95BDividend Yield4.63%4.58%4.13%3.71%P/E Ratio17.7613.5593.1241.51Price / Sales2.489,390.3725.4717.17Price / Cash8.259.0418.3819.82Price / Book1.292.662.305.75Net Income$1.17B$675.56M$634.80M$994.45M7 Day Performance3.68%1.49%1.43%3.27%1 Month Performance0.92%3.55%-0.75%2.00%1 Year Performance4.78%36.56%4.14%19.66% Fortis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTSFortis3.1263 of 5 stars$41.98+0.5%N/A+1.9%$20.96B$8.53B17.649,600Short Interest ↓EPDEnterprise Products Partners3.7035 of 5 stars$32.61+1.4%$34.60+6.1%+25.9%$70.68B$56.64B12.217,500Options VolumeETEnergy Transfer3.2729 of 5 stars$19.56+0.7%$20.82+6.4%+45.5%$66.97B$83.66B14.3813,786Short Interest ↓NGGNational Grid1.962 of 5 stars$56.44+0.6%N/A-13.1%$55.15B$19.32B11.6929,300News CoverageVSTVistra3.2336 of 5 stars$161.75-3.0%$151.50-6.3%+342.4%$55.03B$16.27B30.184,870Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownAEPAmerican Electric Power4.4713 of 5 stars$94.52+1.1%$98.00+3.7%+19.6%$50.30B$19.60B18.9417,250Short Interest ↑News CoverageTRPTC Energy3.2458 of 5 stars$46.24-1.0%$55.67+20.4%+16.8%$48.03B$16.65B12.817,480Analyst ForecastNews CoverageEXCExelon4.008 of 5 stars$37.57+0.7%$42.38+12.8%+10.2%$37.75B$22.92B15.4619,962Short Interest ↑News CoverageXELXcel Energy4.2489 of 5 stars$63.89+0.8%$69.67+9.0%+8.7%$36.69B$13.76B18.9611,311Positive NewsCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.0288 of 5 stars$56.14+0.0%$50.50-10.0%N/A$27.17B$8.93B12.131,605Analyst ForecastNews CoverageWESWestern Midstream Partners1.2653 of 5 stars$40.17+1.2%$37.88-5.7%+44.7%$15.29B$3.53B10.251,377Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPD Alternatives ET Alternatives NGG Alternatives VST Alternatives AEP Alternatives TRP Alternatives EXC Alternatives XEL Alternatives CQP Alternatives WES 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 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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