CQP vs. CEG, NGG, EPD, VST, AEP, ET, TRP, EXC, XEL, and VG
Should you be buying Cheniere Energy Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cheniere Energy Partners include Constellation Energy (CEG), National Grid Transco (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Vistra (VST), American Electric Power (AEP), Energy Transfer (ET), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), and Venture Global (VG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Cheniere Energy Partners vs. Its Competitors
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.
Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Constellation Energy presently has a consensus target price of $337.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus target price of $54.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1.17%. Given Constellation Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than Cheniere Energy Partners.
Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Cheniere Energy Partners had 10 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners and 3 mentions for Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Cheniere Energy Partners' score of 0.56 indicating that Constellation Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 24.62% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 12.12%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.61% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.
Summary
Constellation Energy beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CQP) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
