National Fuel Gas (NFG) Competitors $87.22 +0.23 (+0.27%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$87.56 +0.33 (+0.38%) As of 08/7/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NFG vs. KMI, NJR, OGS, OKE, WMB, ATO, UGI, SWX, CPK, and NWNShould you be buying National Fuel Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Fuel Gas include Kinder Morgan (KMI), NewJersey Resources (NJR), ONE Gas (OGS), ONEOK (OKE), Williams Companies (WMB), Atmos Energy (ATO), UGI (UGI), Southwest Gas (SWX), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), and Northwest Natural Gas (NWN). National Fuel Gas vs. Its Competitors Kinder Morgan NewJersey Resources ONE Gas ONEOK Williams Companies Atmos Energy UGI Southwest Gas Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural Gas Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) and National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KMI or NFG? Kinder Morgan has higher revenue and earnings than National Fuel Gas. Kinder Morgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Fuel Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKinder Morgan$15.10B3.94$2.61B$1.2221.95National Fuel Gas$1.94B4.05$77.51M$2.6632.79 Do analysts prefer KMI or NFG? Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus target price of $31.13, indicating a potential upside of 16.28%. National Fuel Gas has a consensus target price of $95.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.30%. Given Kinder Morgan's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kinder Morgan is more favorable than National Fuel Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kinder Morgan 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56National Fuel Gas 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is KMI or NFG more profitable? Kinder Morgan has a net margin of 17.06% compared to National Fuel Gas' net margin of 11.15%. National Fuel Gas' return on equity of 20.81% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kinder Morgan17.06% 8.31% 3.69% National Fuel Gas 11.15%20.81%7.03% Do institutionals and insiders believe in KMI or NFG? 62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of National Fuel Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Kinder Morgan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of National Fuel Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, KMI or NFG? Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Fuel Gas has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is KMI or NFG a better dividend stock? Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. National Fuel Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kinder Morgan pays out 95.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Fuel Gas pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kinder Morgan has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and National Fuel Gas has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to KMI or NFG? In the previous week, Kinder Morgan had 19 more articles in the media than National Fuel Gas. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Kinder Morgan and 13 mentions for National Fuel Gas. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat National Fuel Gas' score of 0.93 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinder Morgan 28 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive National Fuel Gas 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKinder Morgan and National Fuel Gas tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get National Fuel Gas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NFG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart NFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational Fuel GasOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.86B$14.93B$7.76B$20.70BDividend Yield2.46%3.82%10.95%3.67%P/E Ratio32.7922.0277.2828.64Price / Sales4.056.5825,155.8957.35Price / Cash8.6421.0335.8823.59Price / Book2.652.483.964.32Net Income$77.51M$910.82M$4.26B$995.66M7 Day Performance0.65%0.97%0.93%1.91%1 Month Performance5.33%-3.48%0.56%-0.54%1 Year Performance46.71%4.61%10.18%14.76% National Fuel Gas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NFGNational Fuel Gas4.5629 of 5 stars$87.22+0.3%$95.33+9.3%+48.3%$7.86B$1.94B32.792,311KMIKinder Morgan4.8222 of 5 stars$27.22-0.6%$31.13+14.4%+28.7%$60.48B$15.97B22.3110,933Positive NewsInsider TradeNJRNewJersey Resources2.7724 of 5 stars$45.44-1.1%$51.29+12.9%+6.4%$4.56B$1.80B11.031,372Earnings ReportOGSONE Gas3.2788 of 5 stars$72.20-1.0%$77.64+7.5%+11.6%$4.33B$2.26B17.443,900News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementOKEONEOK4.9565 of 5 stars$81.84+0.4%$104.86+28.1%-9.2%$51.52B$21.70B15.985,177Earnings ReportWMBWilliams Companies3.9525 of 5 stars$57.50-0.6%$61.77+7.4%+34.6%$70.11B$10.50B30.755,829Earnings ReportInsider TradeATOAtmos Energy4.3197 of 5 stars$154.55-1.5%$156.95+1.6%+26.8%$24.55B$4.17B21.475,260Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpUGIUGI3.3422 of 5 stars$35.65-1.1%$31.33-12.1%+45.7%$7.64B$7.21B14.674,850Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownSWXSouthwest Gas3.5274 of 5 stars$77.73-0.9%$77.25-0.6%+11.2%$5.59B$5.11B24.992,435Trending NewsEarnings ReportCPKChesapeake Utilities4.1088 of 5 stars$121.22-0.3%$124.50+2.7%+5.5%$2.83B$787.20M22.411,200News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.263 of 5 stars$40.55-0.8%$46.33+14.3%+5.5%$1.63B$1.15B16.091,452Positive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kinder Morgan Competitors NewJersey Resources Competitors ONE Gas Competitors ONEOK Competitors Williams Companies Competitors Atmos Energy Competitors UGI Competitors Southwest Gas Competitors Chesapeake Utilities Competitors Northwest Natural Gas Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NFG) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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