Excelerate Energy (EE) Competitors

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) and Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, WTRG or EE?

Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WTRG or EE?

In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 10 more articles in the media than Excelerate Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Essential Utilities and 3 mentions for Excelerate Energy. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Excelerate Energy's score of 0.90 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Essential Utilities	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Excelerate Energy	1 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 WTRG or EE?

Essential Utilities presently has a consensus price target of $45.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.46%. Excelerate Energy has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.54%. Given Excelerate Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Essential Utilities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essential Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Excelerate Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is WTRG or EE a better dividend stock?

Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Essential Utilities pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Excelerate Energy pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Essential Utilities has raised its dividend for 32 consecutive years and Excelerate Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Essential Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WTRG or EE?

Essential Utilities has higher revenue and earnings than Excelerate Energy. Essential Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, 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
Essential Utilities	$2.09B	5.60	$595.31M	$2.33	17.87
Excelerate Energy	$851.44M	3.47	$32.88M	$1.36	19.04

Is WTRG or EE more profitable?

Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.62% compared to Excelerate Energy's net margin of 3.64%. Essential Utilities' return on equity of 10.10% beat Excelerate Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essential Utilities	27.62%	10.10%	3.56%
Excelerate Energy	3.64%	4.16%	2.57%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WTRG or EE?

74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Essential Utilities beats Excelerate Energy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.