NorthWestern (NWE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, NWE or DTM?

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

Which has higher earnings and 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	13.70
DT Midstream	$981M	10.36	$354M	$3.67	27.27

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 3.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and DT Midstream has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. NorthWestern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NWE or DTM?

96.1% of NorthWestern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DT Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NorthWestern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DT Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to NWE or DTM?

In the previous week, DT Midstream had 7 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for DT Midstream and 0 mentions for NorthWestern. DT Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that DT Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NorthWestern	Neutral
DT Midstream	Positive

Do analysts recommend NWE or DTM?

NorthWestern presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.42%. DT Midstream has a consensus target price of $109.27, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Given DT Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DT Midstream is more favorable than NorthWestern.

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 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%

Summary

DT Midstream beats NorthWestern on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.