Head to Head Analysis: Navigator (OTCMKTS:NVIGF) and Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA)

Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) and Navigator (OTCMKTS:NVIGF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Pembina Pipeline and Navigator’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pembina Pipeline	22.41%	11.41%	4.82%
Navigator	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Pembina Pipeline and Navigator, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pembina Pipeline	0	4	5	0	2.56
Navigator	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pembina Pipeline presently has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.28%. Given Pembina Pipeline’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Navigator.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pembina Pipeline and Navigator”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pembina Pipeline	$5.57 billion	5.09	$1.21 billion	$2.04	23.90
Navigator	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than Navigator.

Summary

Pembina Pipeline beats Navigator on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pembina Pipeline

Pembina Pipeline Corporation provides energy transportation and midstream services. It operates through three segments: Pipelines, Facilities, and Marketing & New Ventures. The Pipelines segment operates conventional, oil sands and heavy oil, and transmission assets with a transportation capacity of 2.9 millions of barrels of oil equivalent per day, the ground storage capacity of 10 millions of barrels, and rail terminalling capacity of approximately 105 thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day serving markets and basins across North America. The Facilities segment offers infrastructure that provides customers with natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), including ethane, propane, butane, and condensate; and includes 354 thousands of barrels per day of NGL fractionation capacity, 21 millions of barrels of cavern storage capacity, and associated pipeline, and rail terminalling facilities and a liquefied propane export facility. The Marketing & New Ventures segment buys and sells hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas originating in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin and other basins. Pembina Pipeline Corporation was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Navigator

Navigator Holdings Ltd. owns and operates a fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers. It also provides international seaborne transportation and regional distribution services of liquefied petroleum gas, petrochemical gases, and ammonia for energy companies, industrial users, and commodity traders. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.