ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) vs. Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:IENVF) Critical Analysis

Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:IENVF) and ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. and ONE Gas, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.	0	0	0	0	0.00
ONE Gas	0	6	6	0	2.50

ONE Gas has a consensus target price of $89.23, suggesting a potential upside of 10.05%. Given ONE Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ONE Gas is more favorable than Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V..

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.7% of ONE Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of ONE Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. and ONE Gas”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONE Gas	$2.31 billion	2.20	$264.22 million	$4.64	17.47

ONE Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V..

Profitability

This table compares Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. and ONE Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONE Gas	12.47%	8.81%	3.45%

Summary

ONE Gas beats Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.

Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. engages in the development, construction, and operation of energy infrastructure projects in Mexico. It operates through three segments: Gas, Storage, and Power. The Gas segment owns, develops, and operates or holds interests in natural gas and ethane pipelines, and compression stations; and transports, distributes, and sells natural gas in the states of Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Chiapas, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Nuevo Leon. The Storage segment owns and operates a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Baja California for importing, storing, and regasifying LNG; and storage spheres of liquid petroleum gas in Jalisco and Tamaulipas. It also owns, develops, and operates projects of the marine and in – land terminal for the reception, storage, and delivery of refined products located in Veracruz, Estado de Mexico, Puebla, Baja California, Sinaloa, Colima, and Jalisco. The Power segment owns, develops, and operates solar projects located in Baja California, Aguascalientes, Sonora, and Chihuahua; a natural gas fire power plant that includes two gas turbines and one steam turbine in Baja California; and two wind farms located in Nuevo Leon and Baja California. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy.

About ONE Gas

ONE Gas, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a regulated natural gas distribution company in the United States. The company provides natural gas distribution services to approximately 2.3 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. It serves residential, commercial, and transportation customers. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.