Hess Midstream Partners (HESM) Competitors

Hess Midstream Partners (NYSE:HESM) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is HESM or WDS a better dividend stock?

Hess Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Hess Midstream Partners pays out 111.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hess Midstream Partners has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Hess Midstream Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HESM or WDS?

99.0% of Hess Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HESM or WDS?

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hess Midstream Partners. Hess Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, 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
Hess Midstream Partners	$1.50B	5.51	$223.10M	$2.55	14.98
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18B	2.27	$3.57B	$0.82	19.24

Does the media favor HESM or WDS?

In the previous week, Hess Midstream Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hess Midstream Partners and 4 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Hess Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Hess Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hess Midstream Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Woodside Energy Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HESM or WDS?

Hess Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HESM or WDS more profitable?

Hess Midstream Partners has a net margin of 16.43% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Hess Midstream Partners' return on equity of 54.89% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hess Midstream Partners	16.43%	54.89%	6.02%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer HESM or WDS?

Hess Midstream Partners currently has a consensus target price of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. Given Hess Midstream Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hess Midstream Partners is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hess Midstream Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Hess Midstream Partners beats Woodside Energy Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.