Sitio Royalties (STR) Competitors

UGI (NYSE:UGI) and Sitio Royalties (NYSE:STR) are both mid-cap gas utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, UGI or STR?

UGI has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sitio Royalties has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to UGI or STR?

In the previous week, UGI had 16 more articles in the media than Sitio Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for UGI and 0 mentions for Sitio Royalties. UGI's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Sitio Royalties' score of 0.00 indicating that UGI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
UGI	Neutral
Sitio Royalties	Neutral

Do analysts recommend UGI or STR?

UGI presently has a consensus target price of $31.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.88%. Sitio Royalties has a consensus target price of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.48%. Given Sitio Royalties' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sitio Royalties is more favorable than UGI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UGI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Sitio Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders believe in UGI or STR?

82.3% of UGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Sitio Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of UGI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Sitio Royalties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is UGI or STR a better dividend stock?

UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Sitio Royalties pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. UGI pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sitio Royalties pays out -2,332.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. UGI has increased its dividend for 37 consecutive years. Sitio Royalties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is UGI or STR more profitable?

UGI has a net margin of 7.28% compared to Sitio Royalties' net margin of 6.72%. UGI's return on equity of 16.21% beat Sitio Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UGI	7.28%	16.21%	4.93%
Sitio Royalties	6.72%	1.27%	0.91%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UGI or STR?

UGI has higher revenue and earnings than Sitio Royalties. Sitio Royalties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UGI, 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
UGI	$7.21B	1.05	$269M	$2.43	14.47
Sitio Royalties	$624.41M	4.48	$40.95M	-$0.06	-308.85

Summary

UGI beats Sitio Royalties on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.