KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP – Get Free Report) and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (NYSE:TGS – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares KNOT Offshore Partners and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KNOT Offshore Partners | $364.44 million | 1.03 | $22.96 million | $0.44 | 25.36 |
| Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B | $1.41 billion | 3.12 | $336.69 million | $2.61 | 11.17 |
Risk and Volatility
KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for KNOT Offshore Partners and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KNOT Offshore Partners | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
KNOT Offshore Partners presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.45%. Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.72%. Given Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is more favorable than KNOT Offshore Partners.
Profitability
This table compares KNOT Offshore Partners and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KNOT Offshore Partners | 3.90% | 5.73% | 1.84% |
| Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B | 27.38% | 16.29% | 10.07% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B shares are owned 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.
Summary
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B beats KNOT Offshore Partners on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOT Offshore Partners LP acquires, owns, and operates shuttle tankers under long-term charters in the North Sea and Brazil. The company provides loading, transportation, and discharge of crude oil under time charters and bareboat charters. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.
About Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B
Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. engages in transportation of natural gas, and production and commercialization of natural gas liquids in Argentina and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Natural Gas Transportation Services; Liquids Production and Commercialization; Midstream; and Telecommunications. The Natural Gas Transportation segment transports natural gas through pipeline system to distribution companies, power plants, and industrial customers. It provides operation and maintenance services for the natural gas transportation facilities. The Liquids Production and Commercialization segment produces and commercializes natural gas liquids, such as ethane, liquid petroleum gas, natural gasoline, propane, and butane. This segment offers certain related services comprising reception, storage, and dispatch of the liquids. The Midstream segment provides natural gas conditioning services; treatment, removal of impurities and natural gas compression, including the collection and transport of natural gas; and inspection and maintenance of pipelines and compressor plants services. In addition, this segment offers steam generation for electricity production and management services for expansion works and steam generation for the production of electricity. The Telecommunications segment offers data transmission services through a network of digital terrestrial radio relay. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and electric power generation end users. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. is a subsidiary of Compañía de Inversiones de Energía S.A.
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