Enbridge Energy Management (NYSE: EEQ) and EQT Midstream Partners, (NYSE:EQM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Enbridge Energy Management and EQT Midstream Partners,’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Enbridge Energy Management | N/A | -750.00% | -750.00% |
| EQT Midstream Partners, | 66.99% | 25.61% | 16.75% |
Dividends
Enbridge Energy Management pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. EQT Midstream Partners, pays an annual dividend of $3.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. EQT Midstream Partners, pays out 72.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enbridge Energy Management has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Enbridge Energy Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
80.3% of Enbridge Energy Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.5% of EQT Midstream Partners, shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Enbridge Energy Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Enbridge Energy Management has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EQT Midstream Partners, has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Enbridge Energy Management and EQT Midstream Partners,’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Enbridge Energy Management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EQT Midstream Partners, | $774.18 million | 7.81 | $623.10 million | $5.17 | 14.50 |
EQT Midstream Partners, has higher revenue and earnings than Enbridge Energy Management.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Enbridge Energy Management and EQT Midstream Partners,, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Enbridge Energy Management | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.63 |
| EQT Midstream Partners, | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Enbridge Energy Management currently has a consensus price target of $25.17, suggesting a potential upside of 84.78%. EQT Midstream Partners, has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.35%. Given Enbridge Energy Management’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Enbridge Energy Management is more favorable than EQT Midstream Partners,.
Summary
Enbridge Energy Management beats EQT Midstream Partners, on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
Enbridge Energy Management Company Profile
Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. is a limited partner of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (the Partnership). The Company owns i-units, a special class of the Partnership’s limited partner interests. The Company manages the business of the Partnership. The Partnership owns and operates crude oil and liquid petroleum transportation and storage assets, and natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and marketing assets in the United States.
EQT Midstream Partners, Company Profile
EQT Midstream Partners, LP (EQM) owns, operates, acquires and develops midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin. The Company’s segments include Gathering and Transmission. The Gathering segment primarily includes high pressure gathering lines and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated low pressure gathering system. Transmission includes EQM’s FERC-regulated interstate pipeline and storage business. The Company’s operations are primarily focused in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. As of December 31, 2016, the Company provided midstream services to EQT Corporation (EQT) and a range of third parties across 24 counties in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio through its two assets: the gathering system, which delivered natural gas from wells and other receipt points to transmission pipelines, and the transmission and storage system, which served as a header system transmission pipeline.
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