Kinetik (KNTK) Competitors

Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Do analysts rate KNTK or FTS?

Kinetik presently has a consensus target price of $55.56, suggesting a potential upside of 28.93%. Fortis has a consensus target price of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.81%. Given Fortis' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fortis is more favorable than Kinetik.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinetik	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fortis	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to KNTK or FTS?

In the previous week, Fortis had 15 more articles in the media than Kinetik. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Fortis and 14 mentions for Kinetik. Fortis' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Kinetik's score of 0.56 indicating that Fortis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinetik	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortis	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KNTK or FTS?

21.1% of Kinetik shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Kinetik shares are held 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 more volatility and risk, KNTK or FTS?

Kinetik has a beta of 3.03, suggesting that its stock price is 203% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KNTK or FTS?

Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Kinetik. Fortis 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
Kinetik	$1.48B	4.59	$244.23M	$0.95	45.36
Fortis	$8.40B	3.02	$1.23B	$2.43	20.75

Is KNTK or FTS more profitable?

Fortis has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Kinetik's net margin of 10.74%. Fortis' return on equity of 7.25% beat Kinetik's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinetik	10.74%	-8.05%	2.47%
Fortis	14.48%	7.25%	2.38%

Is KNTK or FTS a better dividend stock?

Kinetik pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. Fortis pays out 73.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinetik has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Fortis has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Summary

Fortis beats Kinetik on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.