Sitio Royalties (STR) Competitors

Sitio Royalties (NYSE:STR) and National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Does the media prefer STR or NFG?

In the previous week, National Fuel Gas had 8 more articles in the media than Sitio Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for National Fuel Gas and 1 mentions for Sitio Royalties. National Fuel Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Sitio Royalties' score of 0.00 indicating that National Fuel Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sitio Royalties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Fuel Gas	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, STR or NFG?

Sitio Royalties has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Fuel Gas has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STR or NFG a better dividend stock?

Sitio Royalties pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. National Fuel Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sitio Royalties pays out -1,866.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Fuel Gas pays out 254.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Fuel Gas has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Sitio Royalties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is STR or NFG more profitable?

National Fuel Gas has a net margin of 3.99% compared to Sitio Royalties' net margin of -0.61%. National Fuel Gas' return on equity of 14.88% beat Sitio Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sitio Royalties	-0.61%	3.62%	2.67%
National Fuel Gas	3.99%	14.88%	5.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STR or NFG?

National Fuel Gas received 310 more outperform votes than Sitio Royalties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.31% of users gave National Fuel Gas an outperform vote while only 50.72% of users gave Sitio Royalties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sitio Royalties	Outperform Votes 140 50.72%	Underperform Votes 136 49.28%
National Fuel Gas	Outperform Votes 450 65.31%	Underperform Votes 239 34.69%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STR or NFG?

90.4% of Sitio Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of National Fuel Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Sitio Royalties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of National Fuel Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend STR or NFG?

Sitio Royalties currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.27%. National Fuel Gas has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.43%. Given Sitio Royalties' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sitio Royalties is more favorable than National Fuel Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sitio Royalties	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
National Fuel Gas	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, STR or NFG?

National Fuel Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Sitio Royalties. Sitio Royalties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Fuel Gas, 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
Sitio Royalties	$593.36M	6.32	-$15.54M	-$0.06	-408.60
National Fuel Gas	$1.94B	3.02	$77.51M	$0.81	79.30

Summary

National Fuel Gas beats Sitio Royalties on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.