Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN) and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:IENVF) Head to Head Analysis

Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:IENVF) and Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. and Northwest Natural Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Natural Gas	9.75%	8.33%	2.03%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. and Northwest Natural Gas”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Natural Gas	$1.29 billion	1.65	$113.32 million	$3.00	16.81

Northwest Natural Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V..

Institutional & Insider Ownership

75.1% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. and Northwest Natural Gas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Northwest Natural Gas	0	3	3	1	2.71

Northwest Natural Gas has a consensus price target of $55.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.55%. Given Northwest Natural Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northwest Natural Gas is more favorable than Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V..

Summary

Northwest Natural Gas beats Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V.

Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. engages in the development, construction, and operation of energy infrastructure projects in Mexico. It operates through three segments: Gas, Storage, and Power. The Gas segment owns, develops, and operates or holds interests in natural gas and ethane pipelines, and compression stations; and transports, distributes, and sells natural gas in the states of Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Chiapas, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Nuevo Leon. The Storage segment owns and operates a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Baja California for importing, storing, and regasifying LNG; and storage spheres of liquid petroleum gas in Jalisco and Tamaulipas. It also owns, develops, and operates projects of the marine and in – land terminal for the reception, storage, and delivery of refined products located in Veracruz, Estado de Mexico, Puebla, Baja California, Sinaloa, Colima, and Jalisco. The Power segment owns, develops, and operates solar projects located in Baja California, Aguascalientes, Sonora, and Chihuahua; a natural gas fire power plant that includes two gas turbines and one steam turbine in Baja California; and two wind farms located in Nuevo Leon and Baja California. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. Infraestructura Energética Nova, S. A. P. I. de C. V. is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy.

About Northwest Natural Gas

Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. The company operates a mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center. It also engages in gas storage, water and wastewater, non-regulated renewable natural gas, and other investment businesses. In addition, the company provides natural gas service in Oregon and southwest Washington; and water and wastewater connections. Northwest Natural Holding Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.