Venture Global (VG) Competitors

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Venture Global (NYSE:VG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is CEG or VG more profitable?

Constellation Energy has a net margin of 12.33% compared to Venture Global's net margin of 0.00%. Constellation Energy's return on equity of 21.93% beat Venture Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	12.33%	21.93%	5.43%
Venture Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CEG or VG?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 86.7% of Venture Global shares are held by 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.

Do analysts rate CEG or VG?

Constellation Energy presently has a consensus price target of $299.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.73%. Venture Global has a consensus price target of $16.77, suggesting a potential upside of 7.77%. Given Venture Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Venture Global is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Venture Global	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Does the media favor CEG or VG?

In the previous week, Venture Global had 9 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Venture Global and 4 mentions for Constellation Energy. Venture Global's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that Venture Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Venture Global	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CEG or VG?

Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Venture Global.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Constellation Energy	$24.20B	4.03	$3.75B	$9.49	32.80
Venture Global	$4.97B	7.57	$1.75B	N/A	N/A

Is CEG or VG a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Venture Global pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Constellation Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Constellation Energy beats Venture Global on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.