DT Midstream (DTM) Competitors

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend XEL or DTM?

Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $76.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.77%. DT Midstream has a consensus target price of $108.36, indicating a potential upside of 4.88%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than DT Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xcel Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
DT Midstream	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Which has more volatility and risk, XEL or DTM?

Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DT Midstream has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XEL or DTM more profitable?

DT Midstream has a net margin of 41.19% compared to Xcel Energy's net margin of 14.40%. Xcel Energy's return on equity of 10.65% beat DT Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xcel Energy	14.40%	10.65%	2.90%
DT Midstream	41.19%	9.31%	4.53%

Does the media refer more to XEL or DTM?

In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 28 more articles in the media than DT Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Xcel Energy and 17 mentions for DT Midstream. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat DT Midstream's score of 1.37 indicating that Xcel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xcel Energy	33 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DT Midstream	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, XEL or DTM?

Xcel Energy has higher revenue and earnings than DT Midstream. Xcel Energy 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
Xcel Energy	$13.70B	2.97	$1.94B	$3.40	20.74
DT Midstream	$1.04B	10.05	$384M	$3.67	28.15

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in XEL or DTM?

78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DT Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DT Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XEL or DTM?

Xcel Energy received 6 more outperform votes than DT Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 42.57% of users gave DT Midstream an outperform vote while only 32.45% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xcel Energy	Outperform Votes 49 32.45%	Underperform Votes 102 67.55%
DT Midstream	Outperform Votes 43 42.57%	Underperform Votes 58 57.43%

Is XEL or DTM a better dividend stock?

Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Xcel Energy pays out 67.1% 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. Xcel Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and DT Midstream has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Xcel Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Xcel Energy beats DT Midstream on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.