Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) versus Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) Head to Head Review

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Excelerate Energy and Cheniere Energy Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Excelerate Energy	3.14%	1.39%	0.90%
Cheniere Energy Partners	31.28%	-328.60%	13.93%

Dividends

Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cheniere Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Excelerate Energy pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheniere Energy Partners pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Excelerate Energy and Cheniere Energy Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Excelerate Energy	2	1	4	0	2.29
Cheniere Energy Partners	3	0	0	0	1.00

Excelerate Energy presently has a consensus price target of $29.43, indicating a potential downside of 8.92%. Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus price target of $51.67, indicating a potential downside of 16.78%. Given Excelerate Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Cheniere Energy Partners.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Excelerate Energy and Cheniere Energy Partners”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Excelerate Energy	$816.93 million	4.20	$30.41 million	$0.99	32.64
Cheniere Energy Partners	$9.66 billion	3.11	$4.25 billion	$4.63	13.41

Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Excelerate Energy. Cheniere Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats Cheniere Energy Partners on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.

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.