MDU vs. CNP, AEE, CMS, NI, BKH, AVA, PCG, SRE, D, and PEG
Should you be buying MDU Resources Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MDU Resources Group include CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), NiSource (NI), Black Hills (BKH), Avista (AVA), PG&E (PCG), Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), and Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry.
CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) and MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
91.8% of CenterPoint Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of MDU Resources Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of CenterPoint Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MDU Resources Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CenterPoint Energy has higher revenue and earnings than MDU Resources Group. MDU Resources Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CenterPoint Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CenterPoint Energy received 180 more outperform votes than MDU Resources Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.87% of users gave MDU Resources Group an outperform vote while only 56.23% of users gave CenterPoint Energy an outperform vote.
In the previous week, CenterPoint Energy had 1 more articles in the media than MDU Resources Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CenterPoint Energy and 3 mentions for MDU Resources Group. CenterPoint Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat MDU Resources Group's score of 1.49 indicating that MDU Resources Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CenterPoint Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. MDU Resources Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. CenterPoint Energy pays out 56.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MDU Resources Group pays out 21.4% 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. CenterPoint Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. CenterPoint Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
CenterPoint Energy has a net margin of 11.03% compared to CenterPoint Energy's net margin of 10.74%. CenterPoint Energy's return on equity of 11.42% beat MDU Resources Group's return on equity.
CenterPoint Energy presently has a consensus price target of $30.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.09%. MDU Resources Group has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.60%. Given CenterPoint Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MDU Resources Group is more favorable than CenterPoint Energy.
CenterPoint Energy has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDU Resources Group has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CenterPoint Energy beats MDU Resources Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get MDU Resources Group News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MDU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MDU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
MDU Resources Group Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
