Kenon (KEN) Competitors

Kenon (NYSE:KEN) and EnLink Midstream (NYSE:ENLC) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate KEN or ENLC?

EnLink Midstream has a consensus target price of $15.40, suggesting a potential upside of 5.78%. Given EnLink Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EnLink Midstream is more favorable than Kenon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kenon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
EnLink Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Is KEN or ENLC more profitable?

Kenon has a net margin of 22.88% compared to EnLink Midstream's net margin of 1.96%. EnLink Midstream's return on equity of 9.51% beat Kenon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kenon	22.88%	2.93%	1.45%
EnLink Midstream	1.96%	9.51%	2.76%

Does the media refer more to KEN or ENLC?

In the previous week, EnLink Midstream had 1 more articles in the media than Kenon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for EnLink Midstream and 0 mentions for Kenon. Kenon's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat EnLink Midstream's score of 0.00 indicating that Kenon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kenon	Positive
EnLink Midstream	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KEN or ENLC?

EnLink Midstream received 241 more outperform votes than Kenon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.99% of users gave Kenon an outperform vote while only 48.85% of users gave EnLink Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kenon	Outperform Votes 98 57.99%	Underperform Votes 71 42.01%
EnLink Midstream	Outperform Votes 339 48.85%	Underperform Votes 355 51.15%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KEN or ENLC?

13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of EnLink Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EnLink Midstream shares are owned 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KEN or ENLC?

EnLink Midstream has higher revenue and earnings than Kenon. Kenon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnLink Midstream, 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
Kenon	$692M	2.52	-$235.98M	$3.20	10.12
EnLink Midstream	$6.65B	1.00	$206.20M	$0.21	69.33

Is KEN or ENLC a better dividend stock?

Kenon pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. EnLink Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Kenon pays out 118.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EnLink Midstream pays out 252.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kenon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, KEN or ENLC?

Kenon has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnLink Midstream has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EnLink Midstream beats Kenon on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.