Cheniere Energy (LNG) Competitors

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) and Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LNG or WMB?

Cheniere Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Cheniere Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, 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
Cheniere Energy	$16.89B	3.04	$9.88B	$13.67	16.95
Williams Companies	$10.78B	6.79	$2.23B	$1.87	32.12

Does the media prefer LNG or WMB?

In the previous week, Cheniere Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Williams Companies. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Cheniere Energy and 35 mentions for Williams Companies. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Cheniere Energy's score of 1.37 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cheniere Energy	29 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Williams Companies	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LNG or WMB?

87.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cheniere Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LNG or WMB?

Williams Companies received 7 more outperform votes than Cheniere Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.30% of users gave Cheniere Energy an outperform vote while only 71.43% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cheniere Energy	Outperform Votes 688 74.30%	Underperform Votes 238 25.70%
Williams Companies	Outperform Votes 695 71.43%	Underperform Votes 278 28.57%

Is LNG or WMB more profitable?

Williams Companies has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Cheniere Energy's net margin of 20.71%. Cheniere Energy's return on equity of 37.19% beat Williams Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy	20.71%	37.19%	7.61%
Williams Companies	21.17%	15.85%	4.40%

Do analysts rate LNG or WMB?

Cheniere Energy presently has a consensus target price of $252.23, indicating a potential upside of 8.88%. Williams Companies has a consensus target price of $60.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.73%. Given Cheniere Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy is more favorable than Williams Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Williams Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is LNG or WMB a better dividend stock?

Cheniere Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Cheniere Energy pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Williams Companies pays out 107.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Williams Companies has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Williams Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, LNG or WMB?

Cheniere Energy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cheniere Energy beats Williams Companies on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.