Analyzing Naturgy Energy Group (GASNF) & Its Rivals

Profitability

This table compares Naturgy Energy Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Naturgy Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Naturgy Energy Group Competitors	18.87%	8.44%	3.69%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Naturgy Energy Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Naturgy Energy Group	N/A	N/A	21.70
Naturgy Energy Group Competitors	$2.90 billion	$316.42 million	13.78

Naturgy Energy Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Naturgy Energy Group. Naturgy Energy Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.2% of Naturgy Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of shares of all “Gas Utilities” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of shares of all “Gas Utilities” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Naturgy Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Naturgy Energy Group pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Gas Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.1% and pay out 17.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Naturgy Energy Group lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Naturgy Energy Group competitors beat Naturgy Energy Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About Naturgy Energy Group

Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the supply, liquefaction, regasification, transport, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas. It operates through Distribution Networks and Energy Markets segments. The company engages in the regulated gas and electricity distribution; sale of liquefied natural gas and the maritime transport business; management conventional thermal generation facilities; and generation and sale of electricity through wind, mini-hydro, solar, and cogeneration sources, as well as provision of supply management services. It serves in Spain, Australia, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Panama, the rest of Latin America, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Gas Natural SDG, S.A. and changed its name to Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. in June 2018. Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. was incorporated in 1843 and is based in Madrid, Spain.