NGL Energy Partners (NGL) Competitors

Kenon (NYSE:KEN) and NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGL) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer KEN or NGL?

In the previous week, Kenon had 1 more articles in the media than NGL Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kenon and 2 mentions for NGL Energy Partners. NGL Energy Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Kenon's score of 0.48 indicating that NGL Energy Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kenon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NGL Energy Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KEN or NGL?

NGL Energy Partners received 364 more outperform votes than Kenon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.64% of users gave NGL Energy Partners an outperform vote while only 56.32% of users gave Kenon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kenon	Outperform Votes 98 56.32%	Underperform Votes 76 43.68%
NGL Energy Partners	Outperform Votes 462 63.64%	Underperform Votes 264 36.36%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEN or NGL?

13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of NGL Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KEN or NGL?

NGL Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Kenon. NGL Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenon, 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
Kenon	$751.30M	2.34	-$235.98M	$3.20	10.53
NGL Energy Partners	$5.92B	0.08	-$143.76M	-$2.52	-1.34

Which has more risk and volatility, KEN or NGL?

Kenon has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NGL Energy Partners has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KEN or NGL a better dividend stock?

Kenon pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. NGL Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Kenon pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NGL Energy Partners pays out -15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kenon has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kenon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is KEN or NGL more profitable?

Kenon has a net margin of 22.88% compared to NGL Energy Partners' net margin of -3.57%. Kenon's return on equity of 2.93% beat NGL Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kenon	22.88%	2.93%	1.45%
NGL Energy Partners	-3.57%	-29.77%	0.58%

Summary

Kenon beats NGL Energy Partners on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.