NorthWestern (NWE) Competitors

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) and DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts recommend NWE or DTM?

NorthWestern presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.59%. DT Midstream has a consensus target price of $109.27, indicating a potential upside of 5.31%. Given NorthWestern's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NorthWestern is more favorable than DT Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NorthWestern	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
DT Midstream	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Is NWE or DTM a better dividend stock?

NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. NorthWestern pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DT Midstream pays out 89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NorthWestern has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and DT Midstream has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. NorthWestern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NWE or DTM?

DT Midstream has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NorthWestern. NorthWestern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DT Midstream, 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
NorthWestern	$1.51B	2.13	$224.11M	$3.84	13.68
DT Midstream	$981M	10.75	$354M	$3.67	28.27

Which has more volatility and risk, NWE or DTM?

NorthWestern has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DT Midstream has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NWE or DTM more profitable?

DT Midstream has a net margin of 34.96% compared to NorthWestern's net margin of 15.68%. DT Midstream's return on equity of 8.46% beat NorthWestern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NorthWestern	15.68%	7.63%	2.74%
DT Midstream	34.96%	8.46%	4.12%

Does the media prefer NWE or DTM?

In the previous week, DT Midstream had 7 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for DT Midstream and 1 mentions for NorthWestern. DT Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that DT Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NorthWestern	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DT Midstream	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NWE or DTM?

96.1% of NorthWestern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DT Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of NorthWestern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DT Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DT Midstream beats NorthWestern on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.