Cheniere Energy (LNG) Competitors

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) and Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Is LNG or WMB a better dividend stock?

Cheniere Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Cheniere Energy pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Williams Companies pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, LNG or WMB?

Cheniere Energy has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LNG or WMB?

Cheniere Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Cheniere Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, 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
Cheniere Energy	$20.39B	1.79	$9.88B	$20.53	7.77
Williams Companies	$10.91B	4.55	$3.18B	$2.38	17.10

Is LNG or WMB more profitable?

Cheniere Energy has a net margin of 28.55% compared to Williams Companies' net margin of 27.29%. Cheniere Energy's return on equity of 48.19% beat Williams Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy	28.55%	48.19%	9.02%
Williams Companies	27.29%	16.27%	4.62%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LNG or WMB?

87.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNG or WMB?

Williams Companies received 21 more outperform votes than Cheniere Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.57% of users gave Cheniere Energy an outperform vote while only 72.59% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cheniere Energy	Outperform Votes 657 73.57%	Underperform Votes 236 26.43%
Williams Companies	Outperform Votes 678 72.59%	Underperform Votes 256 27.41%

Do analysts rate LNG or WMB?

Cheniere Energy currently has a consensus target price of $198.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.07%. Williams Companies has a consensus target price of $40.45, indicating a potential downside of 0.60%. Given Cheniere Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cheniere Energy is more favorable than Williams Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Williams Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer LNG or WMB?

In the previous week, Williams Companies had 17 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Williams Companies and 0 mentions for Cheniere Energy. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Cheniere Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cheniere Energy	Neutral
Williams Companies	Positive

Summary

Cheniere Energy beats Williams Companies on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.