Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Competitors

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) and Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts rate SBS or ET?

Energy Transfer has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.35%. Given Energy Transfer's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Is SBS or ET more profitable?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a net margin of 29.64% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.80%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's return on equity of 29.34% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	29.64%	29.34%	13.76%
Energy Transfer	5.80%	11.08%	3.73%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SBS or ET?

10.6% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SBS or ET?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp 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
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	$6.70B	2.45	$1.78B	$2.89	8.33
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.72	$4.45B	$1.29	13.48

Does the media favor SBS or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 26 more articles in the media than Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Energy Transfer and 3 mentions for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's score of 0.75 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SBS or ET?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBS or ET a better dividend stock?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energy Transfer pays out 102.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Energy Transfer has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Energy Transfer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Energy Transfer beats Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.