Energy Transfer (ET) Competitors $17.87 +0.11 (+0.62%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.92 +0.04 (+0.25%) As of 05/22/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ET vs. CEG, NGG, EPD, AEP, VST, TRP, EXC, XEL, CQP, and VGShould you be buying Energy Transfer stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Energy Transfer include Constellation Energy (CEG), National Grid (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), American Electric Power (AEP), Vistra (VST), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), and Venture Global (VG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Energy Transfer vs. Constellation Energy National Grid Enterprise Products Partners American Electric Power Vistra TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Cheniere Energy Partners Venture Global Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability and community ranking. Is ET or CEG more profitable? Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.74%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.96% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Energy Transfer5.74% 11.56% 3.90% Constellation Energy 15.91%21.96%5.26% Do analysts recommend ET or CEG? Energy Transfer currently has a consensus price target of $22.64, indicating a potential upside of 26.67%. Constellation Energy has a consensus price target of $285.79, indicating a potential downside of 1.95%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Constellation Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Energy Transfer 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91Constellation Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Does the media favor ET or CEG? In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 38 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Energy Transfer and 1 mentions for Constellation Energy. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.71 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Energy Transfer 27 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Constellation Energy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ET or CEG? Energy Transfer received 239 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.36% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 63.47% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEnergy TransferOutperform Votes41172.36% Underperform Votes15727.64% Constellation EnergyOutperform Votes17263.47% Underperform Votes9936.53% Is ET or CEG a better dividend stock? Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Energy Transfer pays out 99.2% 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 pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Energy Transfer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ET or CEG? Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ET or CEG? Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Constellation Energy. Energy Transfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEnergy Transfer$82.06B0.75$4.39B$1.3213.54Constellation Energy$24.20B3.78$1.62B$9.4930.71 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ET or CEG? 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEnergy Transfer beats Constellation Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Energy Transfer News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ET and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEnergy TransferNatural gas transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$61.32B$26.78B$7.27B$19.30BDividend Yield7.30%5.06%11.00%3.83%P/E Ratio13.9630.5053.7634.53Price / Sales0.753.2724,457.0434.84Price / Cash7.1412.6735.5017.51Price / Book1.452.943.544.69Net Income$4.39B$1.38B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.51%-1.49%-1.13%-2.43%1 Month Performance4.44%3.10%5.75%6.27%1 Year Performance15.96%23.79%178.62%5.78% Energy Transfer Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETEnergy Transfer4.4051 of 5 stars$17.87+0.6%$22.64+26.7%+13.6%$61.32B$82.06B13.9612,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCEGConstellation Energy3.4197 of 5 stars$292.80+0.6%$285.79-2.4%+32.4%$91.89B$24.20B24.6613,400NGGNational Grid1.9227 of 5 stars$72.05+1.1%N/A+2.3%$70.45B$19.32B13.8529,300Dividend CutEPDEnterprise Products Partners3.9441 of 5 stars$32.42+0.0%$36.67+13.1%+10.4%$70.27B$56.88B12.046,910Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.4895 of 5 stars$103.51+0.5%$105.77+2.2%+11.3%$55.34B$20.16B18.5017,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeVSTVistra2.6648 of 5 stars$157.45+0.5%$165.83+5.3%+63.8%$53.39B$18.10B29.364,910Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownTRPTC Energy4.4201 of 5 stars$49.50-0.7%$62.00+25.3%+27.6%$51.47B$13.89B15.287,480Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionEXCExelon4.5323 of 5 stars$44.28+0.4%$47.30+6.8%+14.6%$44.75B$23.70B18.0919,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastXELXcel Energy4.2498 of 5 stars$72.00-0.5%$76.00+5.6%+24.7%$41.54B$13.70B20.9412,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.5295 of 5 stars$58.29-4.9%$53.60-8.0%N/A$28.22B$9.40B13.691,550Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionVGVenture Global4.424 of 5 stars$10.03+2.5%$15.63+55.8%N/A$24.27B$6.45B0.001,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Constellation Energy Competitors National Grid Competitors Enterprise Products Partners Competitors American Electric Power Competitors Vistra Competitors TC Energy Competitors Exelon Competitors Xcel Energy Competitors Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors Venture Global Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ET) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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