Snam (OTCMKTS:SNMRF – Get Free Report) and ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Snam and ONE Gas, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Snam | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
| ONE Gas | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.50 |
ONE Gas has a consensus target price of $89.23, suggesting a potential upside of 10.59%. Given ONE Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ONE Gas is more favorable than Snam.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Snam | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ONE Gas | 12.47% | 8.81% | 3.45% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Snam and ONE Gas”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Snam | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.33 | 19.00 |
| ONE Gas | $2.43 billion | 2.09 | $264.22 million | $4.64 | 17.39 |
ONE Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Snam. ONE Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snam, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Snam pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. ONE Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Snam pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ONE Gas pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ONE Gas has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. ONE Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
22.6% of Snam shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ONE Gas beats Snam on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Snam
Snam S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of natural gas transport and storage infrastructure. The company operates through Transportation, Storage, Regasification, Energy Transition, and other segments. It provides natural gas transportation and dispatching services; and owns and manages liquified natural gas (LNG) regasification plants. The company also offers natural gas storage services through an integrated group of infrastructure comprising deposits, wells, gas treatment and compression plants, and the operational dispatching systems; and operates storage concessions located in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, and Abruzzo. In addition, it provides energy efficiency solutions for companies, condominiums, tertiary, and public administration sectors; and invests, constructs, develops, and operates biogas and biomethane plants. Further, the company offers engineering support and consulting services in technical and specialized fields; and sells automotive compressed natural gas (CNG) compressors. It operates a natural gas transportation network of approximately 38,000 kilometers in Italy, Austria, Tunisia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, France, Greece, and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Snam Rete Gas S.p.A. and changed its name to Snam S.p.A. in January 2012. Snam S.p.A. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in San Donato Milanese, Italy.
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.
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