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ET vs. AROC, ENB, EPD, KMI, MPLX, PAA, PAGP, PUMP, TRGP, and CEG

Should you be buying Energy Transfer stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Energy Transfer include Archrock (AROC), Enbridge (ENB), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Mplx (MPLX), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Plains GP (PAGP), ProPetro (PUMP), Targa Resources (TRGP), and Constellation Energy (CEG). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Energy Transfer vs. Its Competitors

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and Archrock (NYSE:AROC) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 23 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Energy Transfer and 3 mentions for Archrock. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Archrock's score of 0.96 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
21 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Archrock
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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. Archrock pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Archrock 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.

Archrock has a net margin of 16.38% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.88%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.31% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Energy Transfer5.88% 11.47% 3.88%
Archrock 16.38%18.31%6.21%

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Energy Transfer presently has a consensus price target of $22.58, suggesting a potential upside of 29.42%. Archrock has a consensus price target of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.30%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Archrock.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Energy Transfer
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92
Archrock
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Energy Transfer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Energy Transfer$82.67B0.72$4.45B$1.3213.22
Archrock$1.16B3.56$172.23M$1.1819.77

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Archrock on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ET and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ET vs. The Competition

MetricEnergy TransferOil/Gas Prod Pipeline MLP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$59.85B$30.92B$7.75B$20.79B
Dividend Yield7.51%7.33%10.94%3.71%
P/E Ratio13.2213.9863.9527.89
Price / Sales0.721.5821,195.6442.50
Price / Cash6.257.5036.4022.63
Price / Book1.4212.043.764.57
Net Income$4.45B$2.23B$4.23B$988.81M
7 Day Performance-2.73%2.41%0.79%0.21%
1 Month Performance-4.36%3.06%2.71%3.91%
1 Year Performance7.06%12.07%100.82%11.35%

Energy Transfer Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ET
Energy Transfer
4.8943 of 5 stars
$17.45
+0.1%
$22.58
+29.4%
+7.2%$59.85B$82.67B13.2216,248Positive News
AROC
Archrock
4.4544 of 5 stars
$24.04
-2.7%
$26.67
+10.9%
+13.4%$4.25B$1.16B20.381,300
ENB
Enbridge
3.4122 of 5 stars
$44.11
-1.4%
$67.00
+51.9%
+24.5%$96.19B$38.22B22.7414,500Positive News
Options Volume
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
4.2246 of 5 stars
$31.25
-0.8%
$36.20
+15.9%
+9.8%$67.77B$56.22B11.707,800Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.3795 of 5 stars
$28.33
-0.3%
$30.40
+7.3%
+38.4%$62.90B$15.10B24.4010,933Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
MPLX
Mplx
2.3429 of 5 stars
$50.68
-0.7%
$55.50
+9.5%
+20.7%$51.78B$11.93B11.715,560Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
2.7224 of 5 stars
$18.28
-1.1%
$20.36
+11.4%
+1.1%$12.85B$50.09B25.044,100Positive News
PAGP
Plains GP
2.2569 of 5 stars
$19.30
-1.3%
$20.88
+8.2%
+0.7%$3.81B$50.09B36.404,100Positive News
PUMP
ProPetro
3.0982 of 5 stars
$6.08
-3.7%
$9.75
+60.5%
-19.5%$631.25M$1.40B-4.251,900
TRGP
Targa Resources
4.9017 of 5 stars
$170.17
-1.9%
$208.31
+22.4%
+28.5%$36.92B$16.38B31.353,370Trending News
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
CEG
Constellation Energy
3.5491 of 5 stars
$315.35
+1.1%
$299.67
-5.0%
+42.8%$98.94B$23.57B33.2614,264News Coverage
Positive News

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