Naturgy Energy Group (OTCMKTS:GASNF – Get Free Report) and Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Naturgy Energy Group and Chesapeake Utilities’ 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 |
| Chesapeake Utilities | 15.12% | 9.34% | 3.73% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Naturgy Energy Group and Chesapeake Utilities, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Naturgy Energy Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chesapeake Utilities | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Naturgy Energy Group and Chesapeake Utilities”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Naturgy Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.56 | 21.70 |
| Chesapeake Utilities | $930.00 million | 3.50 | $140.30 million | $6.27 | 21.51 |
Chesapeake Utilities has higher revenue and earnings than Naturgy Energy Group. Chesapeake Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Naturgy Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
9.2% of Naturgy Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments 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%. Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Naturgy Energy Group pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 46.9% 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. Chesapeake Utilities has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Chesapeake Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Chesapeake Utilities beats Naturgy Energy Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Chesapeake Utilities
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company. The company operates through two segments, Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The Regulated Energy segment natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula, Ohio, and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. The Unregulated Energy segment engages in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the United States; and sustainable energy investments. This segment is also involved in the provision of other unregulated services, such as energy-related merchandise sale and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and plumbing and electrical services. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.
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