Kinetik (KNTK) Competitors

Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend KNTK or FTS?

Kinetik presently has a consensus price target of $55.56, suggesting a potential upside of 32.56%. Fortis has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.39%. Given Fortis' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fortis is more favorable than Kinetik.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinetik	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fortis	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KNTK or FTS?

21.1% of Kinetik shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Kinetik shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, KNTK or FTS?

Kinetik has a beta of 3.03, meaning that its stock price is 203% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KNTK or FTS?

In the previous week, Fortis had 5 more articles in the media than Kinetik. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fortis and 11 mentions for Kinetik. Kinetik's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Fortis' score of 1.09 indicating that Kinetik is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinetik	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortis	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KNTK or FTS more profitable?

Fortis has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Kinetik's net margin of 8.21%. Fortis' return on equity of 7.24% beat Kinetik's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinetik	8.21%	-6.16%	1.95%
Fortis	14.48%	7.24%	2.38%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KNTK or FTS?

Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Kinetik. Fortis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinetik, 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
Kinetik	$1.48B	4.46	$244.23M	$0.74	56.64
Fortis	$8.40B	3.03	$1.23B	$2.43	20.81

Is KNTK or FTS a better dividend stock?

Kinetik pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kinetik pays out 421.6% 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 73.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinetik has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Fortis has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Summary

Fortis beats Kinetik on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.