Kinetik (KNTK) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer KNTK or CQP?

In the previous week, Kinetik had 4 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kinetik and 2 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners. Kinetik's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Cheniere Energy Partners' score of 0.60 indicating that Kinetik is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate KNTK or CQP?

Kinetik presently has a consensus target price of $56.56, indicating a potential upside of 28.98%. Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus target price of $55.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.14%. Given Kinetik's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kinetik is more favorable than Cheniere Energy Partners.

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
Cheniere Energy Partners	5 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is KNTK or CQP 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
Kinetik	10.74%	-8.05%	2.47%
Cheniere Energy Partners	26.27%	-414.56%	13.56%

Is KNTK or CQP a better dividend stock?

Kinetik pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinetik has raised 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 more volatility and risk, KNTK or CQP?

Kinetik has a beta of 3, indicating that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KNTK or CQP?

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
Kinetik	$1.48B	4.67	$244.23M	$0.95	46.16
Cheniere Energy Partners	$8.70B	3.11	$2.51B	$4.16	13.43

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KNTK or CQP?

21.1% of Kinetik shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kinetik beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.