This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Sitio Royalties (STR) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STR vs. NFG, UGI, SWX, NJR, CPK, NWN, OKE, ATO, AR, and PRShould you be buying Sitio Royalties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sitio Royalties include National Fuel Gas (NFG), UGI (UGI), Southwest Gas (SWX), New Jersey Resources (NJR), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural (NWN), ONEOK (OKE), Atmos Energy (ATO), Antero Resources (AR), and Permian Resources (PR). Sitio Royalties vs. National Fuel Gas UGI Southwest Gas New Jersey Resources Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural ONEOK Atmos Energy Antero Resources Permian Resources Sitio Royalties (NYSE:STR) and National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STR or NFG? National Fuel Gas received 308 more outperform votes than Sitio Royalties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.47% of users gave National Fuel Gas an outperform vote while only 50.71% of users gave Sitio Royalties an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSitio RoyaltiesOutperform Votes14250.71% Underperform Votes13849.29% National Fuel GasOutperform Votes45064.47% Underperform Votes24835.53% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STR or NFG? 90.4% of Sitio Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Sitio Royalties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is STR or NFG more profitable? National Fuel Gas has a net margin of -0.53% compared to Sitio Royalties' net margin of -0.61%. National Fuel Gas' return on equity of 15.96% 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 -0.53%15.96%5.68% 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 6.5%. National Fuel Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Sitio Royalties pays out -1,866.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Fuel Gas pays out -1,471.4% 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. National Fuel Gas has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Sitio Royalties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. 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 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor STR or NFG? In the previous week, National Fuel Gas had 7 more articles in the media than Sitio Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for National Fuel Gas and 4 mentions for Sitio Royalties. National Fuel Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.33 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) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral National Fuel Gas 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, STR or NFG? National Fuel Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Sitio Royalties. National Fuel Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sitio Royalties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSitio Royalties$593.36M4.42-$15.54M-$0.06-285.60National Fuel Gas$1.97B3.58$77.51M-$0.14-556.29 Do analysts rate STR or NFG? Sitio Royalties presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.70%. National Fuel Gas has a consensus price target of $74.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.13%. Given Sitio Royalties' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sitio Royalties is more favorable than National Fuel Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sitio Royalties 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50National Fuel Gas 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryNational Fuel Gas beats Sitio Royalties on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sitio Royalties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSitio RoyaltiesCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.06B$7.51B$7.16B$18.88BDividend Yield5.61%23.99%10.65%4.10%P/E Ratio-285.609.7648.9532.61Price / Sales4.428.4323,269.0728.49Price / Cash7.297.3835.6117.53Price / Book0.751.533.504.45Net Income-$15.54M$1.10B$4.31B$1.02B Sitio Royalties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STRSitio Royalties3.3052 of 5 stars$17.14-20.5%$26.00+51.7%-28.2%$3.06B$593.36M-285.60N/AAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNFGNational Fuel Gas3.3885 of 5 stars$77.39-2.0%$74.67-3.5%+44.7%$7.01B$1.97B-552.752,130Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsUGIUGI4.1187 of 5 stars$32.47-2.1%$28.33-12.7%+28.7%$6.97B$7.12B12.784,700News CoveragePositive NewsSWXSouthwest Gas3.1837 of 5 stars$72.16-2.0%$74.00+2.5%-3.3%$5.18B$5.11B29.1012,700Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsNJRNew Jersey Resources2.7362 of 5 stars$49.17-1.1%$51.50+4.7%+13.5%$4.93B$1.82B14.811,290News CoveragePositive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities3.546 of 5 stars$133.72-1.3%$122.67-8.3%+25.8%$3.08B$81.60B27.121,030Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageNWNNorthwest Natural3.813 of 5 stars$43.14+0.3%$43.50+0.8%+14.8%$1.74B$1.15B20.351,150Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsOKEONEOK4.7011 of 5 stars$81.95-5.0%$106.42+29.9%+6.6%$51.19B$21.70B17.142,970Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpATOAtmos Energy3.5447 of 5 stars$156.72-0.5%$154.39-1.5%+35.4%$24.88B$4.18B22.324,790News CoveragePositive NewsARAntero Resources4.2748 of 5 stars$32.12-6.7%$42.44+32.1%+4.5%$10.00B$4.12B100.38590Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsPRPermian Resources4.8806 of 5 stars$11.62-3.4%$18.73+61.2%-29.4%$9.34B$5.00B7.04220Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NFG Competitors UGI Competitors SWX Competitors NJR Competitors CPK Competitors NWN Competitors OKE Competitors ATO Competitors AR Competitors PR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:STR) was last updated on 4/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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