Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH – Get Free Report) and Superior Plus (OTCMKTS:SUUIF – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Suburban Propane Partners and Superior Plus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Suburban Propane Partners | 6.28% | 16.35% | 4.06% |
| Superior Plus | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Suburban Propane Partners and Superior Plus’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Suburban Propane Partners | $1.50 billion | 0.62 | $139.71 million | $1.39 | 10.56 |
| Superior Plus | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.19 | 41.28 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Suburban Propane Partners and Superior Plus, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Suburban Propane Partners | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Superior Plus | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Suburban Propane Partners presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.40%. Superior Plus has a consensus price target of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 86.24%. Given Superior Plus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Suburban Propane Partners.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
17.5% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Suburban Propane Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Suburban Propane Partners pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Superior Plus pays out 312.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Suburban Propane Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Suburban Propane Partners beats Superior Plus on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Suburban Propane Partners
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail marketing and distribution of propane, renewable propane, fuel oil, and refined fuels. The company operates through four segments: Propane, Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels, Natural Gas and Electricity, and All Other. The Propane segment is involved in the retail distribution of propane for space heating, water heating, cooking, and clothes drying in the residential and commercial markets; for use as a motor fuel in internal combustion engines to power over-the-road vehicles, forklifts, and stationary engines, as well as to fire furnaces as a cutting gas to the industrial customers; and for tobacco curing, crop drying, poultry brooding, and weed control in the agricultural markets. It also engages in the wholesale distribution of propane to industrial end users. The Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels segment engages in the retail distribution of fuel oil, diesel, kerosene, and gasoline to residential and commercial customers for use primarily as a source of heat in homes and buildings. The Natural Gas and Electricity segment markets natural gas and electricity to residential and commercial customers in the deregulated energy markets in New York and Pennsylvania. The All Other segment sells, installs, and services a range of home comfort equipment, including whole-house heating products, air cleaners, humidifiers, and space heaters. As of September 24, 2022, the company served approximately 1.0 million residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers through 700 locations in 42 states primarily in the east and west coast regions of the United States, as well as portions of the Midwest region of the United States and Alaska. Suburban Energy Services Group LLC serves as a general partner of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Whippany, New Jersey.
About Superior Plus
Superior Plus Corp. distributes and markets propane and distillates in both the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: The United States Retail Propane Distribution (U.S. Propane); Canadian Retail Propane Distribution (Canadian Propane); and North American Wholesale Propane Distribution (Wholesale Propane). The U.S. Propane Distribution segment distributes propane gas and liquid fuels primarily in the Eastern United States, the Midwest, and California to retail customers, including residential and commercial customers. The Canadian Propane segment distributes propane gas and liquid fuels across Canada to retail customers, including residential and commercial customers. The Wholesale Propane segment supplies propane gas for the Canadian Propane and the U.S. Propane segments, as well as propane and other natural gas liquids to third-party wholesale customers in Canada and the United States. Superior Plus Corp. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
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