Contrasting Central Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:ENGY) & Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE:SMC)

Central Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:ENGY) and Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE:SMC) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Central Energy Partners and Summit Midstream Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Energy Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00
Summit Midstream Partners	0	2	1	0	2.33

Summit Midstream Partners has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.00%. Given Summit Midstream Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Summit Midstream Partners is more favorable than Central Energy Partners.

Volatility and Risk

Central Energy Partners has a beta of -4.13, meaning that its stock price is 513% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Summit Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Central Energy Partners and Summit Midstream Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summit Midstream Partners	-1.09%	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Central Energy Partners and Summit Midstream Partners”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summit Midstream Partners	$562.09 million	1.07	-$1.91 million	($1.88)	-16.89

Central Energy Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Summit Midstream Partners.

Summary

Summit Midstream Partners beats Central Energy Partners on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Central Energy Partners

Central Energy Partners LP, through its subsidiary, Regional Enterprises, Inc., provides liquid bulk storage, trans-loading, and transportation services for hazardous chemicals and petroleum products in the United States. It transports hazardous liquid products, such as aluminum sulfate solution, hydrochloric and sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, aqua ammonia, sodium bisulfate, and fuel blends; and non-hazardous materials, including crude tall oil, No. 2 oil, No. 6 oil, asphalt additives, micro-c, and vacuum gas oil in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The company also offers tank storage and terminal services. As December 31, 2014, it had a fleet of 15 leased tractors, 5 owned tractors, and 36 tanker units for transportation services. Central Energy GP LLC serves as the general partner of Central Energy Partners LP. The company was formerly known as Rio Vista Energy Partners L.P. and changed its name to Central Energy Partners LP in December 2010. Central Energy Partners LP was founded in 2003 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

About Summit Midstream Partners

Summit Midstream Corporation focuses on owning, developing, and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets primarily shale formations in the continental United States. It operates natural gas, crude oil, and produced water gathering systems in four unconventional resource basins, including the Williston Basin in North Dakota, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations; the Denver-Julesburg Basin that consists of the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; the Fort Worth Basin in Texas, which comprises the Barnett Shale formation; and the Piceance Basin in Colorado, which includes the Mesaverde formation, as well as the emerging Mancos and Niobrara Shale formations. It serves natural gas and crude oil producers. Summit Midstream Corporation was founded in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas.