Energy Transfer (ET) Competitors

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 Transfer	5.74%	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)	2.91
Constellation 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 411 72.36%	Underperform Votes 157 27.64%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 172 63.47%	Underperform Votes 99 36.53%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Transfer	$82.06B	0.75	$4.39B	$1.32	13.54
Constellation Energy	$24.20B	3.78	$1.62B	$9.49	30.71

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.

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Constellation Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.