AM vs. ENLC, DTM, KNTK, ETRN, AROC, USAC, TGS, KGS, WES, and TRGP
Should you be buying Antero Midstream stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Antero Midstream include EnLink Midstream (ENLC), DT Midstream (DTM), Kinetik (KNTK), Equitrans Midstream (ETRN), Archrock (AROC), USA Compression Partners (USAC), Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), Kodiak Gas Services (KGS), Western Midstream Partners (WES), and Targa Resources (TRGP). These companies are all part of the "natural gas transmission" industry.
Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) and EnLink Midstream (NYSE:ENLC) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of EnLink Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of EnLink Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Antero Midstream received 127 more outperform votes than EnLink Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.24% of users gave Antero Midstream an outperform vote while only 50.15% of users gave EnLink Midstream an outperform vote.
Antero Midstream presently has a consensus price target of $12.70, indicating a potential downside of 10.12%. EnLink Midstream has a consensus price target of $14.29, indicating a potential upside of 4.89%. Given EnLink Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EnLink Midstream is more favorable than Antero Midstream.
In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 11 more articles in the media than EnLink Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Antero Midstream and 8 mentions for EnLink Midstream. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat EnLink Midstream's score of 0.47 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Antero Midstream has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnLink Midstream has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. EnLink Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Antero Midstream pays out 116.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EnLink Midstream pays out 120.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Antero Midstream is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Antero Midstream has a net margin of 35.69% compared to EnLink Midstream's net margin of 2.99%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 19.96% beat EnLink Midstream's return on equity.
Antero Midstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EnLink Midstream. Antero Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnLink Midstream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Antero Midstream beats EnLink Midstream on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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