SemGroup (SEMG) Competitors

Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) and SemGroup (NYSE:SEMG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GLNG or SEMG?

92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of SemGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SemGroup shares are owned 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.

Is GLNG or SEMG more profitable?

SemGroup has a net margin of -1.84% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of -2.83%. Golar LNG's return on equity of 6.25% beat SemGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golar LNG	-2.83%	6.25%	3.52%
SemGroup	-1.84%	0.07%	0.02%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GLNG or SEMG?

Golar LNG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SemGroup. Golar LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SemGroup, 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
Golar LNG	$260.37M	16.60	$50.84M	-$0.07	-590.63
SemGroup	$2.50B	0.84	-$26.75M	-$0.19	-138.84

Do analysts rate GLNG or SEMG?

Golar LNG presently has a consensus target price of $51.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than SemGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
SemGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, GLNG or SEMG?

Golar LNG has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SemGroup has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GLNG or SEMG?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 42 more articles in the media than SemGroup. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Golar LNG and 0 mentions for SemGroup. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat SemGroup's score of 0.00 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Golar LNG	Neutral
SemGroup	Neutral

Is GLNG or SEMG a better dividend stock?

Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SemGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Golar LNG pays out -1,428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SemGroup pays out -994.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Golar LNG has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Golar LNG beats SemGroup on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.