Kinetik (KNTK) Competitors

Fortis (NYSE:FTS) and Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is FTS or KNTK more profitable?

Fortis has a net margin of 14.20% compared to Kinetik's net margin of 10.74%. Fortis' return on equity of 7.08% beat Kinetik's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortis	14.20%	7.08%	2.34%
Kinetik	10.74%	-8.05%	2.47%

Does the media favor FTS or KNTK?

In the previous week, Fortis had 30 more articles in the media than Kinetik. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Fortis and 5 mentions for Kinetik. Fortis' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Kinetik's score of 0.71 indicating that Fortis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fortis	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kinetik	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FTS or KNTK?

Fortis presently has a consensus target price of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.65%. Kinetik has a consensus target price of $55.56, suggesting a potential upside of 34.84%. Given Fortis' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Fortis is more favorable than Kinetik.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortis	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Kinetik	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, FTS or KNTK?

Fortis has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinetik has a beta of 3, indicating that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FTS or KNTK?

Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Kinetik. Fortis 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
Fortis	$8.40B	2.94	$1.23B	$2.37	20.72
Kinetik	$1.58B	4.11	$244.23M	$0.95	43.37

Is FTS or KNTK a better dividend stock?

Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Kinetik pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Fortis pays out 75.1% 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 pays out 328.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fortis has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Kinetik has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FTS or KNTK?

57.8% of Fortis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Kinetik shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Kinetik shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fortis beats Kinetik on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.