NGL Energy Partners (NGL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NGL or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 28 more articles in the media than NGL Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Energy Transfer and 2 mentions for NGL Energy Partners. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat NGL Energy Partners' score of 1.07 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NGL Energy Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NGL or ET 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
NGL Energy Partners	2.19%	-43.75%	1.79%
Energy Transfer	5.80%	11.08%	3.73%

Do analysts rate NGL or ET?

Energy Transfer has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.38%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than NGL Energy Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NGL Energy Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

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

40.6% of NGL Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NGL or ET?

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
NGL Energy Partners	$3.47B	0.23	$39.37M	-$0.41	-15.02
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.69	$4.45B	$1.29	12.88

Which has more volatility & risk, NGL or ET?

NGL Energy Partners has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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