Energy Transfer (ET) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ET or WMB?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ET or WMB more profitable?

Williams Companies has a net margin of 29.22% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 4.85%. Williams Companies' return on equity of 16.20% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	4.85%	12.17%	4.00%
Williams Companies	29.22%	16.20%	4.64%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ET or WMB?

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer 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 media prefer ET or WMB?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 5 more articles in the media than Williams Companies. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Energy Transfer and 21 mentions for Williams Companies. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Williams Companies' score of 0.53 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Williams Companies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, ET or WMB?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Energy Transfer 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
Energy Transfer	$78.59B	0.69	$3.47B	$1.09	14.78
Williams Companies	$10.91B	4.37	$3.18B	$2.62	14.93

Do analysts rate ET or WMB?

Energy Transfer presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Williams Companies has a consensus target price of $39.22, indicating a potential upside of 0.29%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Williams Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Williams Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ET or WMB?

Williams Companies received 286 more outperform votes than Energy Transfer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.69% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 71.43% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 390 71.43%	Underperform Votes 156 28.57%
Williams Companies	Outperform Votes 676 72.69%	Underperform Votes 254 27.31%

Is ET or WMB a better dividend stock?

Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Energy Transfer pays out 115.6% 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 pays out 72.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Energy Transfer and Williams Companies tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.