Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) & Snow Lake Resources (NASDAQ:LITM) Critical Contrast

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Snow Lake Resources (NASDAQ:LITM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Snow Lake Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Snow Lake Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snow Lake Resources has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and Snow Lake Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheniere Energy Partners	22.54%	-591.00%	13.64%
Snow Lake Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and Snow Lake Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheniere Energy Partners	$8.70 billion	3.28	$2.51 billion	$3.84	15.34
Snow Lake Resources	N/A	N/A	-$11.46 million	($3.90)	-0.82

Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Snow Lake Resources. Snow Lake Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheniere Energy Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cheniere Energy Partners and Snow Lake Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	6	2	0	0	1.25
Snow Lake Resources	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.31%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than Snow Lake Resources.

Summary

Cheniere Energy Partners beats Snow Lake Resources on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cheniere Energy Partners

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. The company owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It also owns a natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with various interstate pipelines. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. is a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc.

About Snow Lake Resources

Snow Lake Resources Ltd., a natural resource exploration company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral resources in Canada. The company explores for lithium mineral resources. Its flagship property is the Thomson Brothers and Grass River lithium projects located to Crowduck Bay Fault region. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Winnipeg, Canada.