Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP – Get Free Report) is one of 23 public companies in the “Natural gas distribution” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Cheniere Energy Partners to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Natural gas distribution” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 48.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
46.5% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.2% of shares of all “Natural gas distribution” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of shares of all “Natural gas distribution” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Cheniere Energy Partners | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors | 425 | 1041 | 874 | 36 | 2.22 |
Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus target price of $50.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.70%. As a group, “Natural gas distribution” companies have a potential upside of 9.54%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy Partners has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Risk and Volatility
Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheniere Energy Partners’ rivals have a beta of 0.86, meaning that their average stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Cheniere Energy Partners | 31.28% | -328.60% | 13.93% |
Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors | 1.82% | -15.64% | 0.53% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Cheniere Energy Partners | $8.93 billion | $4.25 billion | 11.21 |
Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors | $15.01 billion | $1.14 billion | 18.45 |
Cheniere Energy Partners’ rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Cheniere Energy Partners rivals beat Cheniere Energy Partners on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
About Cheniere Energy Partners
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. The company owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It also owns a natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with various interstate pipelines. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. is a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc.
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