Energy Transfer (ET) Competitors

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) and Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment.

Is NGG or ET more profitable?

Energy Transfer has a net margin of 5.74% compared to National Grid's net margin of 0.00%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 11.56% beat National Grid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Grid	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energy Transfer	5.74%	11.56%	3.90%

Which has more risk and volatility, NGG or ET?

National Grid has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NGG or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 1 more articles in the media than National Grid. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Energy Transfer and 29 mentions for National Grid. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat National Grid's score of 0.27 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Grid	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Energy Transfer	23 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NGG or ET?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than National Grid. Energy Transfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Grid, 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
National Grid	$19.32B	3.63	$2.88B	$5.20	13.78
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.69	$4.39B	$1.28	12.92

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NGG or ET?

National Grid received 106 more outperform votes than Energy Transfer when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.21% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 58.48% of users gave National Grid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Grid	Outperform Votes 514 58.48%	Underperform Votes 365 41.52%
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 408 72.21%	Underperform Votes 157 27.79%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NGG or ET?

4.7% of National Grid shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NGG or ET?

Energy Transfer has a consensus price target of $22.09, suggesting a potential upside of 33.60%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than National Grid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Grid	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Is NGG or ET a better dividend stock?

National Grid pays an annual dividend of $2.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. National Grid pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer pays out 102.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Energy Transfer beats National Grid on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.