NGL Energy Partners (NGL) Competitors

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

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 recommend NGL or ET?

Energy Transfer has a consensus price target of $22.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.88%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	0.18	$39.37M	-$0.41	-12.12
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.72	$4.45B	$1.29	13.37

Does the media favor NGL or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 22 more articles in the media than NGL Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Energy Transfer and 5 mentions for NGL Energy Partners. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat NGL Energy Partners' score of 1.13 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, NGL or ET?

NGL Energy Partners has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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