Financial Contrast: Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) & Aqua Power Systems (OTCMKTS:APSI)

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) and Aqua Power Systems (OTCMKTS:APSI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and Aqua Power Systems’ 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%
Aqua Power Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.6% of Cheniere Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cheniere Energy Partners and Aqua Power Systems”s gross 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	3.22	$2.51 billion	$3.84	15.09
Aqua Power Systems	N/A	N/A	-$160,000.00	N/A	N/A

Cheniere Energy Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Power Systems.

Risk & Volatility

Cheniere Energy Partners has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aqua Power Systems has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Cheniere Energy Partners and Aqua Power Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheniere Energy Partners	7	1	0	0	1.13
Aqua Power Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cheniere Energy Partners presently has a consensus target price of $53.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.95%. Given Cheniere Energy Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cheniere Energy Partners is more favorable than Aqua Power Systems.

Summary

Cheniere Energy Partners beats Aqua Power Systems on 7 of the 9 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 Aqua Power Systems

Aqua Power Systems Inc. does not have significant operations. The company intends to engage in merger or acquisition opportunities. Previously, it was focused on the goal of developing solar energy collection farms on commercial and/or industrial buildings located on distressed, blighted, and/or underutilized commercial land in North Carolina and other southern states of the United States. The company was formerly known as NC Solar Inc. and changed its name to Aqua Power Systems Inc. in August 2014. Aqua Power Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Winter Park, Florida.