Kinetik (KNTK) Competitors

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media favor CQP or KNTK?

In the previous week, Cheniere Energy Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Kinetik. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners and 6 mentions for Kinetik. Cheniere Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Kinetik's score of 0.73 indicating that Cheniere Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cheniere Energy Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kinetik	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CQP or KNTK?

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinetik has a beta of 3.05, indicating that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CQP or KNTK a better dividend stock?

Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Kinetik pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinetik pays out 328.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kinetik has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Kinetik is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CQP or KNTK?

Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Kinetik. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinetik, 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 Partners	$8.70B	3.05	$2.51B	$4.16	13.17
Kinetik	$1.48B	4.68	$244.23M	$0.95	46.21

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CQP or KNTK?

46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Kinetik shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Kinetik shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CQP or KNTK?

Cheniere Energy Partners currently has a consensus target price of $55.80, suggesting a potential upside of 1.85%. Kinetik has a consensus target price of $56.56, suggesting a potential upside of 28.83%. Given Kinetik's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kinetik is more favorable than Cheniere Energy Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	5 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Kinetik	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CQP or KNTK more profitable?

Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 26.27% compared to Kinetik's net margin of 10.74%. Kinetik's return on equity of -8.05% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy Partners	26.27%	-414.56%	13.56%
Kinetik	10.74%	-8.05%	2.47%

Summary

Kinetik beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.