Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) and Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, WES or ET?

Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.85, suggesting that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Transfer has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor WES or ET?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 13 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Energy Transfer and 5 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Energy Transfer's score of 0.98 indicating that Western Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Midstream Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Transfer	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WES or ET?

42.9% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate WES or ET?

Western Midstream Partners currently has a consensus target price of $31.55, indicating a potential downside of 17.53%. Energy Transfer has a consensus target price of $18.43, indicating a potential upside of 19.01%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Midstream Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is WES or ET a better dividend stock?

Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Western Midstream Partners pays out 98.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Energy Transfer pays out 116.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Western Midstream Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WES or ET?

Western Midstream Partners received 189 more outperform votes than Energy Transfer when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.53% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 69.00% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 581 69.00%	Underperform Votes 261 31.00%
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 392 71.53%	Underperform Votes 156 28.47%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WES or ET?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Transfer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Midstream Partners	$3.26B	4.46	$1.02B	$3.55	10.77
Energy Transfer	$78.59B	0.66	$3.47B	$1.09	14.21

Is WES or ET more profitable?

Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.50% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 4.85%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 44.76% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Midstream Partners	42.50%	44.76%	11.65%
Energy Transfer	4.85%	12.22%	4.01%

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats Energy Transfer on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.