CN Energy Group. (NASDAQ:CNEY) vs. Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) Financial Survey

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and CN Energy Group. (NASDAQ:CNEY) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CN Energy Group. has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.5% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of CN Energy Group. shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and CN Energy Group.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy Partners	22.27%	-4,929.80%	14.15%
CN Energy Group.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and CN Energy Group.”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners	$11.37 billion	2.52	$2.99 billion	$4.28	13.82
CN Energy Group.	$35.57 million	0.16	-$11.14 million	N/A	N/A

Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than CN Energy Group..

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Cheniere Energy Partners and CN Energy Group., as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	5	3	1	0	1.56
CN Energy Group.	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus target price of $60.43, indicating a potential upside of 2.14%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than CN Energy Group..

Summary

Cheniere Energy Partners beats CN Energy Group. on 9 of the 11 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 CN Energy Group.

CN Energy Group. Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of wood-based activated carbon primarily in China. The company’s activated carbon is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, water purification, environmental protection, and food and beverage production. It also engages in the generation and supply of biomass electricity; production of steam for heating; sale of minerals, stone, metal materials, construction materials, wood, chemical materials and products, rubber products, and paper products; management and conversion of forest and natural ecosystem; and forest acquisition, rights transfer, and nurturing, and timber harvesting and processing activities. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Lishui, China.