Cheniere Energy (LNG) Competitors

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) and Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Is WMB or LNG more profitable?

Williams Companies has a net margin of 27.36% compared to Cheniere Energy's net margin of 22.70%. Cheniere Energy's return on equity of 41.44% beat Williams Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams Companies	27.36%	15.89%	4.45%
Cheniere Energy	22.70%	41.44%	8.53%

Do analysts recommend WMB or LNG?

Williams Companies presently has a consensus target price of $51.54, suggesting a potential downside of 12.20%. Cheniere Energy has a consensus target price of $208.44, suggesting a potential downside of 5.59%. Given Cheniere Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cheniere Energy is more favorable than Williams Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cheniere Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WMB or LNG?

Williams Companies received 24 more outperform votes than Cheniere Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.84% of users gave Cheniere Energy an outperform vote while only 71.88% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Williams Companies	Outperform Votes 690 71.88%	Underperform Votes 270 28.13%
Cheniere Energy	Outperform Votes 666 73.84%	Underperform Votes 236 26.16%

Which has more risk and volatility, WMB or LNG?

Williams Companies has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheniere Energy has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WMB or LNG?

Cheniere Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Cheniere Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, 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
Williams Companies	$10.91B	6.56	$3.18B	$2.37	24.77
Cheniere Energy	$16.09B	3.08	$9.88B	$15.66	14.10

Does the media prefer WMB or LNG?

In the previous week, Williams Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Williams Companies and 27 mentions for Cheniere Energy. Cheniere Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Williams Companies' score of 1.15 indicating that Cheniere Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Williams Companies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cheniere Energy	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WMB or LNG?

86.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WMB or LNG a better dividend stock?

Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Cheniere Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Williams Companies pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cheniere Energy pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Cheniere Energy beats Williams Companies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.