Head to Head Contrast: Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG) vs. Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP)

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cheniere Energy Partners and Stabilis Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	3	0	0	0	1.00
Stabilis Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cheniere Energy Partners currently has a consensus price target of $51.67, suggesting a potential downside of 16.60%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than Stabilis Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and Stabilis Solutions’ 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%
Stabilis Solutions	5.29%	6.16%	4.69%

Volatility and Risk

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stabilis Solutions has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners	$9.66 billion	3.10	$4.25 billion	$4.63	13.38
Stabilis Solutions	$74.04 million	1.88	$120,000.00	$0.21	35.62

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 75.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cheniere Energy Partners beats Stabilis Solutions on 9 of the 13 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 Stabilis Solutions

Stabilis Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an energy transition company, provides clean energy production, storage, transportation, and fueling solutions primarily using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to various end markets in North America. The company offers LNG solutions to customers in aerospace, agriculture, energy, industrial, marine bunkering, mining, pipeline, remote power, and utility markets. It also provides engineering and field support services, as well as rents cryogenic equipment. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of LNG Investment Company LLC.