ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. vs TARGA RESOURCES CORP., two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where EPD and TRGP diverge most: on revenue growth, EPD reads -9.5% and TRGP reads +2.3%; on fcf yield, EPD reads 2.6% and TRGP reads 0.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What TRGP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | EPD | TRGP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $38.05 | $270.50 |
| Market cap | $83.2B | $58.3B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +10.8% |
| P/E | — | 27.6 |
| P/B | — | 17.83 |
| P/S | 1.61 | 3.52 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| Revenue growth | -9.5% | +2.3% |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 20.7% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 12.9% |
| Return on equity | — | 65.2% |
| Return on assets | 7.3% | 7.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.5% | 12.9% |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | — | 5.85 |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 0.72 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.69 | 6.80 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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