Cheniere Energy (LNG) Competitors

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

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 analysts rate LNG or WMB?

Cheniere Energy currently has a consensus price target of $198.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.35%. Williams Companies has a consensus price target of $39.73, suggesting a potential downside of 1.54%. Given Cheniere Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNG or WMB?

Williams Companies received 20 more outperform votes than Cheniere Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.57% of users gave Cheniere Energy an outperform vote while only 72.56% 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 677 72.56%	Underperform Votes 256 27.44%

Does the media refer more to LNG or WMB?

In the previous week, Williams Companies had 4 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Williams Companies and 13 mentions for Cheniere Energy. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Cheniere Energy's score of 0.34 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cheniere Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Williams Companies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LNG or WMB?

87.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	1.76	$9.88B	$20.53	7.63
Williams Companies	$10.91B	4.52	$3.18B	$2.38	16.98

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.

Summary

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