Cheniere Energy (LNG) Competitors

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Is LNG or AR more profitable?

Cheniere Energy has a net margin of 21.05% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 10.13%. Cheniere Energy's return on equity of 37.83% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy	21.05%	37.83%	8.79%
Antero Resources	10.13%	6.48%	3.65%

Which has more volatility and risk, LNG or AR?

Cheniere Energy has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LNG or AR?

87.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer LNG or AR?

In the previous week, Cheniere Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Antero Resources. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cheniere Energy and 19 mentions for Antero Resources. Cheniere Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Antero Resources' score of 1.55 indicating that Cheniere Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cheniere Energy	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Antero Resources	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, LNG or AR?

Cheniere Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Resources. Cheniere Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, 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
Cheniere Energy	$18.28B	2.84	$3.25B	$17.13	13.77
Antero Resources	$4.33B	2.36	$57.23M	$1.57	21.09

Do analysts recommend LNG or AR?

Cheniere Energy currently has a consensus target price of $263.29, suggesting a potential upside of 11.59%. Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $44.06, suggesting a potential upside of 33.10%. Given Antero Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Cheniere Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Cheniere Energy beats Antero Resources on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.