Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) Competitors $54.11 +1.83 (+3.51%) Closing price 10/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.56 +0.45 (+0.83%) As of 10/23/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CQP vs. NGG, VST, EPD, AEP, ET, TRP, XEL, EXC, FTS, and VGShould you be buying Cheniere Energy Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cheniere Energy Partners include National Grid Transco (NGG), Vistra (VST), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), American Electric Power (AEP), Energy Transfer (ET), TC Energy (TRP), Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), Fortis (FTS), and Venture Global (VG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Cheniere Energy Partners vs. Its Competitors National Grid Transco Vistra Enterprise Products Partners American Electric Power Energy Transfer TC Energy Xcel Energy Exelon Fortis Venture Global National Grid Transco (NYSE:NGG) and Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is NGG or CQP a better dividend stock? National Grid Transco pays an annual dividend of $4.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. National Grid Transco pays out 78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cheniere Energy Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, NGG or CQP? National Grid Transco has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NGG or CQP more profitable? Cheniere Energy Partners has a net margin of 24.62% compared to National Grid Transco's net margin of 0.00%. National Grid Transco's return on equity of 0.00% beat Cheniere Energy Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National Grid TranscoN/A N/A N/A Cheniere Energy Partners 24.62%-503.86%13.57% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NGG or CQP? National Grid Transco has higher revenue and earnings than Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Grid Transco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational Grid Transco$23.61B3.22$3.70B$5.2014.75Cheniere Energy Partners$8.70B3.01$2.51B$4.1213.13 Do institutionals and insiders believe in NGG or CQP? 4.7% of National Grid Transco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to NGG or CQP? In the previous week, National Grid Transco had 14 more articles in the media than Cheniere Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for National Grid Transco and 0 mentions for Cheniere Energy Partners. National Grid Transco's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Cheniere Energy Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that National Grid Transco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment National Grid Transco Positive Cheniere Energy Partners Neutral Do analysts rate NGG or CQP? National Grid Transco currently has a consensus target price of $80.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.84%. Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus target price of $54.60, indicating a potential upside of 0.90%. Given National Grid Transco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe National Grid Transco is more favorable than Cheniere Energy Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National Grid Transco 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Cheniere Energy Partners 5 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.17 SummaryNational Grid Transco beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cheniere Energy Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CQP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CQP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCheniere Energy PartnersOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.31B$10.48B$7.77B$21.90BDividend Yield5.93%4.13%10.86%3.59%P/E Ratio13.1389.0615.8432.78Price / Sales3.0171.661,443.5160.02Price / Cash8.3329.9336.3424.20Price / Book-52.546.344.444.65Net Income$2.51B$276.83M$4.26B$1.01B7 Day Performance7.46%-3.04%1.42%1.48%1 Month Performance1.32%3.76%0.99%0.43%1 Year Performance11.78%48.56%17.26%12.71% Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CQPCheniere Energy Partners0.9935 of 5 stars$54.11+3.5%$54.60+0.9%+9.6%$25.31B$8.70B13.131,714High Trading VolumeNGGNational Grid Transco2.8328 of 5 stars$73.30-1.6%$80.40+9.7%+15.4%$73.94B$23.61B14.1031,645VSTVistra4.0617 of 5 stars$209.22+6.3%$227.85+8.9%+51.0%$66.70B$17.22B33.376,850Trending NewsInsider TradeEPDEnterprise Products Partners4.5284 of 5 stars$30.94+0.5%$35.75+15.6%+6.9%$66.67B$56.22B11.507,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumeAEPAmerican Electric Power4.5596 of 5 stars$116.80-0.2%$114.50-2.0%+15.2%$62.59B$19.72B17.0816,330Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastETEnergy Transfer4.479 of 5 stars$16.52+1.4%$22.50+36.2%+2.9%$55.92B$82.67B12.8016,248Positive NewsTRPTC Energy4.0102 of 5 stars$52.71-0.2%$62.00+17.6%+8.6%$54.92B$10.05B17.996,668Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionXELXcel Energy3.9076 of 5 stars$80.16-1.0%$81.91+2.2%+25.0%$47.86B$13.44B22.2111,380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑EXCExelon4.2941 of 5 stars$46.85-0.5%$48.33+3.2%+16.8%$47.54B$23.03B17.8120,014Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFTSFortis4.357 of 5 stars$50.87-0.3%$72.00+41.5%+15.1%$25.80B$8.40B20.939,848Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVGVenture Global3.9898 of 5 stars$9.07-4.1%$16.54+82.4%N/A$22.94B$4.97B0.001,500Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies National Grid Transco Alternatives Vistra Alternatives Enterprise Products Partners Alternatives American Electric Power Alternatives Energy Transfer Alternatives TC Energy Alternatives Xcel Energy Alternatives Exelon Alternatives Fortis Alternatives Venture Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CQP) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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