Financial Survey: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) versus Its Competitors

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) is one of 1,050 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Cheniere Energy Partners to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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	27.31%	1,121.60%	14.59%
Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors	-473.01%	20.47%	6.26%

Risk and Volatility

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheniere Energy Partners’ rivals have a beta of -4.03, meaning that their average stock price is 503% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 56.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.4% and pay out -117.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheniere Energy Partners lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cheniere Energy Partners and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	5	3	1	0	1.56
Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors	5956	26920	40738	2396	2.52

Cheniere Energy Partners currently has a consensus price target of $61.57, suggesting a potential downside of 7.32%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 17.02%. 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.5% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners	$11.50 billion	$2.99 billion	12.06
Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors	$14.68 billion	$5.51 billion	0.94

Cheniere Energy Partners’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Cheniere Energy Partners. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Cheniere Energy Partners rivals beat Cheniere Energy Partners on 9 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.