SemGroup (SEMG) Competitors

SemGroup (NYSE:SEMG) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, SEMG or GLNG?

SemGroup has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEMG or GLNG more profitable?

Golar LNG has a net margin of 4.92% compared to SemGroup's net margin of -1.84%. Golar LNG's return on equity of 9.12% beat SemGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SemGroup	-1.84%	0.07%	0.02%
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SEMG or GLNG?

95.6% of SemGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SemGroup shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SEMG or GLNG?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 4 more articles in the media than SemGroup. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Golar LNG and 0 mentions for SemGroup. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat SemGroup's score of 0.00 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SemGroup	Neutral
Golar LNG	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SEMG or GLNG?

SemGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. SemGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, 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
SemGroup	$2.50B	0.83	-$26.75M	-$0.19	-137.40
Golar LNG	$257.92M	16.91	-$46.79M	$0.03	1,390.33

Do analysts prefer SEMG or GLNG?

Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $49.70, suggesting a potential upside of 19.16%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than SemGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SemGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SEMG or GLNG?

Golar LNG received 150 more outperform votes than SemGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.54% of users gave SemGroup an outperform vote while only 63.61% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SemGroup	Outperform Votes 329 68.54%	Underperform Votes 151 31.46%
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 479 63.61%	Underperform Votes 274 36.39%

Is SEMG or GLNG a better dividend stock?

SemGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SemGroup pays out -994.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golar LNG has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. SemGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Golar LNG beats SemGroup on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.