AM vs. AR, DTM, ET, KMI, MPLX, OKE, PAGP, TRGP, WMB, and LCUT
Should you be buying Antero Midstream stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Antero Midstream include Antero Resources (AR), DT Midstream (DTM), Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), MPLX (MPLX), ONEOK (OKE), Plains GP (PAGP), Targa Resources (TRGP), Williams Companies (WMB), and Lifetime Brands (LCUT).
Antero Midstream vs. Its Competitors
Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Antero Midstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. Antero Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Antero Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Antero Resources and 26 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Antero Midstream's score of 0.94 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 10.13%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 21.67% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.
54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Antero Resources shares are owned by company 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.
Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Antero Midstream presently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.24%. Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.67%. Given Antero Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Antero Resources is more favorable than Antero Midstream.
Summary
Antero Resources beats Antero Midstream on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:AM) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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