Kenon (KEN) Competitors

Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) and Kenon (NYSE:KEN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KNTK or KEN?

Kenon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kinetik. Kenon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinetik, 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
Kinetik	$1.48B	4.06	$244.23M	$0.74	50.30
Kenon	$751.30M	3.42	$597.67M	$3.20	15.40

Does the media refer more to KNTK or KEN?

In the previous week, Kinetik had 7 more articles in the media than Kenon. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kinetik and 3 mentions for Kenon. Kinetik's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Kenon's score of 0.20 indicating that Kinetik is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinetik	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kenon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KNTK or KEN?

21.1% of Kinetik shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Kinetik shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kenon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KNTK or KEN more profitable?

Kenon has a net margin of 63.80% compared to Kinetik's net margin of 8.21%. Kenon's return on equity of -2.32% beat Kinetik's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinetik	8.21%	-6.16%	1.95%
Kenon	63.80%	-2.32%	-1.38%

Do analysts prefer KNTK or KEN?

Kinetik presently has a consensus target price of $54.33, suggesting a potential upside of 45.98%. Given Kinetik's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kinetik is more favorable than Kenon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinetik	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Kenon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is KNTK or KEN a better dividend stock?

Kinetik pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Kenon pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Kinetik pays out 421.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kenon pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kinetik has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kenon has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kenon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, KNTK or KEN?

Kinetik has a beta of 3.11, meaning that its share price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenon has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kinetik beats Kenon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.