NGL Energy Partners (NGL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ET or NGL?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 40 more articles in the media than NGL Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Energy Transfer and 3 mentions for NGL Energy Partners. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat NGL Energy Partners' score of 0.79 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	28 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NGL Energy Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$82.06B	0.74	$4.45B	$1.32	13.48
NGL Energy Partners	$3.47B	0.16	$39.37M	-$0.59	-6.97

Is ET or NGL more profitable?

Energy Transfer has a net margin of 5.88% compared to NGL Energy Partners' net margin of 0.75%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 11.47% beat NGL Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	5.88%	11.47%	3.88%
NGL Energy Partners	0.75%	-47.87%	1.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NGL Energy Partners has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ET or NGL a better dividend stock?

Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. NGL Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Energy Transfer pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NGL Energy Partners pays out -67.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. NGL Energy Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer currently has a consensus price target of $22.58, suggesting a potential upside of 26.87%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Summary

Energy Transfer beats NGL Energy Partners on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.