Head to Head Survey: Siemens Energy (OTCMKTS:SMNEY) versus Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE)

Siemens Energy (OTCMKTS:SMNEY) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Dividends

Siemens Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Expand Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Siemens Energy pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Expand Energy pays out 17.2% 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. Expand Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Siemens Energy and Expand Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Siemens Energy	$43.21 billion	2.47	$1.56 billion	$2.44	51.07
Expand Energy	$12.12 billion	2.02	$1.82 billion	$13.41	7.62

Expand Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Siemens Energy. Expand Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Siemens Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Siemens Energy and Expand Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Siemens Energy	4.75%	18.48%	3.50%
Expand Energy	22.53%	10.26%	6.73%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Siemens Energy has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Siemens Energy and Expand Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Siemens Energy	0	3	7	2	2.92
Expand Energy	0	4	13	2	2.89

Expand Energy has a consensus target price of $132.09, suggesting a potential upside of 29.31%. Given Expand Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Siemens Energy.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Siemens Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Siemens Energy

Siemens Energy AG operates as an energy technology company worldwide. It operates through Gas Services, Grid Technologies, Transformation of Industry, and Siemens Gamesa segments. The company provides gas and steam turbines, generators, and heat pumps, as well as performance enhancement, maintenance, customer training, and professional consulting services for central and distributed power generation; and high voltage direct current transmission systems, offshore windfarm grid connections, transformers, flexible alternating current transmission systems, high voltage substations, air and gas-insulated switchgears, digital grid solutions and components, and storage solutions. It also offers electrolyzers, industrial steam turbines, industrial generators, turbo and reciprocating compressors, compressor trains, and other systems and solutions; onshore and onshore wind turbines; design, engineering, manufacturing, and installation solutions for onshore markets; offshore wind turbine equipment design, manufacturing, and installation solutions; and operation and maintenance services for wind farms. The company serves utilities, independent power producers, project developers, oil and gas, transmission and distribution system operators, and industrial and infrastructure customers. Siemens Energy AG was founded in 1866 and is based in Munich, Germany.

About Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.