Ferrellgas Partners (NYSE:FGP) and Calumet Specialty Products Partners (NASDAQ:CLMT) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Ferrellgas Partners and Calumet Specialty Products Partners' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Ferrellgas Partners | -3.23% | N/A | -3.88% |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | -4.24% | -314.00% | -4.77% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ferrellgas Partners and Calumet Specialty Products Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Ferrellgas Partners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 21.88%. Given Calumet Specialty Products Partners' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Calumet Specialty Products Partners is more favorable than Ferrellgas Partners.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ferrellgas Partners and Calumet Specialty Products Partners' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Ferrellgas Partners | $1.68 billion | 0.04 | $-64,250,000.00 | ($0.65) | -1.03 |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | $3.45 billion | 0.07 | $-43,600,000.00 | ($0.55) | -5.82 |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrellgas Partners. Calumet Specialty Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferrellgas Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
2.2% of Ferrellgas Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of Calumet Specialty Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ferrellgas Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Calumet Specialty Products Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Ferrellgas Partners has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calumet Specialty Products Partners has a beta of 2.73, indicating that its share price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Calumet Specialty Products Partners beats Ferrellgas Partners on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.