NGL Energy Partners (NGL) Competitors

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGL) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts prefer ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.37%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than NGL Energy Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
NGL Energy Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NGL Energy Partners has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ET or NGL?

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of NGL Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by company 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.

Is ET or NGL more profitable?

Energy Transfer has a net margin of 5.80% compared to NGL Energy Partners' net margin of 2.19%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 11.08% beat NGL Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	5.80%	11.08%	3.73%
NGL Energy Partners	2.19%	-43.75%	1.79%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than NGL Energy Partners. NGL Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Transfer, 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
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.73	$4.45B	$1.29	13.69
NGL Energy Partners	$3.47B	0.20	$39.37M	-$0.41	-13.09

Does the media prefer ET or NGL?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 27 more articles in the media than NGL Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Energy Transfer and 4 mentions for NGL Energy Partners. NGL Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Energy Transfer's score of 1.30 indicating that NGL Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	22 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NGL Energy Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Energy Transfer beats NGL Energy Partners on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.