Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) Competitors

Vistra (NYSE:VST) and Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Does the media prefer VST or CQP?

In the previous week, Vistra had 76 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Vistra and 1 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Vistra's score of 1.00 indicating that Cheniere Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vistra	42 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cheniere Energy Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is VST or CQP more profitable?

Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 24.62% compared to Vistra's net margin of 12.90%. Vistra's return on equity of 108.41% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistra	12.90%	108.41%	7.71%
Cheniere Energy Partners	24.62%	-503.86%	13.57%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VST or CQP?

90.9% of Vistra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate VST or CQP?

Vistra presently has a consensus price target of $217.13, suggesting a potential upside of 7.41%. Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus price target of $54.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.23%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vistra is more favorable than Cheniere Energy Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistra	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.06
Cheniere Energy Partners	5 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VST or CQP?

Vistra has higher revenue and earnings than Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistra, 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
Vistra	$18.51B	3.70	$2.66B	$6.27	32.24
Cheniere Energy Partners	$9.96B	2.60	$2.51B	$4.12	12.96

Which has more volatility and risk, VST or CQP?

Vistra has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% 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.

Is VST or CQP a better dividend stock?

Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Vistra pays out 14.4% 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. Vistra has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Summary

Vistra beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.