Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSEAMERICAN:CQP) and ENAGAS S A/ADR (OTCMKTS:ENGGY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and ENAGAS S A/ADR's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Cheniere Energy Partners | 20.10% | 174.29% | 6.59% |
ENAGAS S A/ADR | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk & Volatility
Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ENAGAS S A/ADR has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Cheniere Energy Partners and ENAGAS S A/ADR, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Cheniere Energy Partners | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
ENAGAS S A/ADR | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus target price of $35.9444, indicating a potential downside of 12.33%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than ENAGAS S A/ADR.
Dividends
Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. ENAGAS S A/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 116.4% 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Cheniere Energy Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of ENAGAS S A/ADR shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and ENAGAS S A/ADR's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Cheniere Energy Partners | $6.84 billion | 2.90 | $1.18 billion | $2.25 | 18.22 |
ENAGAS S A/ADR | $1.29 billion | 4.23 | $473.33 million | N/A | N/A |
Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than ENAGAS S A/ADR.
Summary
Cheniere Energy Partners beats ENAGAS S A/ADR on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.