NGL Energy Partners (NGL) Competitors

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Is ET or NGL more profitable?

Energy Transfer has a net margin of 5.80% compared to NGL Energy Partners' net margin of 2.19%. Energy Transfer's return on equity of 11.08% beat NGL Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	5.80%	11.08%	3.73%
NGL Energy Partners	2.19%	-43.75%	1.79%

Which has more volatility & risk, ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NGL Energy Partners has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.91%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than NGL Energy Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
NGL Energy Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ET or NGL?

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of NGL Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ET or NGL?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than NGL Energy Partners. NGL Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Transfer, 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
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.72	$4.45B	$1.29	13.43
NGL Energy Partners	$3.47B	0.24	$39.37M	-$0.41	-16.20

Does the media prefer ET or NGL?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 24 more articles in the media than NGL Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Energy Transfer and 7 mentions for NGL Energy Partners. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat NGL Energy Partners' score of 1.18 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	24 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NGL Energy Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Energy Transfer beats NGL Energy Partners on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.