Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) Competitors

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (NYSE:SBS) and Kodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer SBS or KGS?

In the previous week, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP had 1 more articles in the media than Kodiak Gas Services. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP and 7 mentions for Kodiak Gas Services. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Kodiak Gas Services' score of 0.40 indicating that Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kodiak Gas Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SBS or KGS more profitable?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a net margin of 25.62% compared to Kodiak Gas Services' net margin of 2.23%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's return on equity of 27.73% beat Kodiak Gas Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	25.62%	27.73%	13.50%
Kodiak Gas Services	2.23%	7.91%	2.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, SBS or KGS?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kodiak Gas Services has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SBS or KGS?

Kodiak Gas Services has a consensus target price of $41.91, suggesting a potential upside of 11.59%. Given Kodiak Gas Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kodiak Gas Services is more favorable than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Kodiak Gas Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBS or KGS?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP received 197 more outperform votes than Kodiak Gas Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.81% of users gave Kodiak Gas Services an outperform vote while only 58.16% of users gave Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	Outperform Votes 228 58.16%	Underperform Votes 164 41.84%
Kodiak Gas Services	Outperform Votes 31 73.81%	Underperform Votes 11 26.19%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SBS or KGS?

10.6% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SBS or KGS?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has higher revenue and earnings than Kodiak Gas Services. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kodiak Gas Services, 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
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	$26.17B	0.47	$705.76M	$2.55	7.03
Kodiak Gas Services	$1.16B	2.87	$20.07M	$0.59	63.66

Is SBS or KGS a better dividend stock?

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kodiak Gas Services pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kodiak Gas Services pays out 278.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP beats Kodiak Gas Services on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.