Critical Contrast: Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) & Just Energy Group (OTCMKTS:JENGQ)

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	2	0	0	0	1.00
Just Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.59%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than Just Energy Group.

Risk & Volatility

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Just Energy Group has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and Just Energy Group’s 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%
Just Energy Group	6.16%	98.77%	9.12%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and Just Energy Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners	$8.93 billion	2.90	$4.25 billion	$4.63	11.55
Just Energy Group	$2.15 billion	0.00	$678.53 million	$2.84	0.01

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.5% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Just Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Summary

Cheniere Energy Partners beats Just Energy Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Just Energy Group

Just Energy Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electricity and natural gas commodities in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, The Mass Market and The Commercial. The company offers fixed, variable, index and flat rate commodity products, as well as Just Green products; smart thermostats; and subscription-based home water filtration systems, including under-counter and whole-home water filtration solution, as well as sustainable carbon emissions solutions. It offers energy solutions under the Just Energy, Tara Energy, Amigo Energy, and terrapass brands. The company serves residential and commercial customers through brokers, door-to-door commercial independent contractors, and inside commercial sales representatives. Just Energy Group Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Toronto, Canada.