Hess Midstream (HESM) Competitors $37.12 -1.39 (-3.61%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HESM vs. WDS, EXE, PBA, CVE, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and SUNShould you be buying Hess Midstream stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hess Midstream include Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), and Sunoco (SUN). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Hess Midstream vs. Woodside Energy Group Chesapeake Energy Pembina Pipeline Cenovus Energy Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Sunoco Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and Hess Midstream (NYSE:HESM) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to WDS or HESM? In the previous week, Woodside Energy Group and Woodside Energy Group both had 17 articles in the media. Hess Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 1.03 indicating that Hess Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Woodside Energy Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hess Midstream 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WDS or HESM? 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Hess Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WDS or HESM a better dividend stock? Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Hess Midstream pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. 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 pays out 112.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, WDS or HESM? Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess Midstream has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WDS or HESM more profitable? Hess Midstream has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Hess Midstream's return on equity of 54.59% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Woodside Energy GroupN/A N/A N/A Hess Midstream 14.92%54.59%5.55% Does the MarketBeat Community favor WDS or HESM? Hess Midstream received 278 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.31% of users gave Hess Midstream an outperform vote while only 26.32% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWoodside Energy GroupOutperform Votes526.32% Underperform Votes1473.68% Hess MidstreamOutperform Votes28363.31% Underperform Votes16436.69% Do analysts recommend WDS or HESM? Hess Midstream has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.84%. Given Hess Midstream's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hess Midstream is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Woodside Energy Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Hess Midstream 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WDS or HESM? Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hess Midstream. Hess Midstream 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWoodside Energy Group$13.18B1.87$1.66B$0.8215.83Hess Midstream$1.49B5.42$223.10M$2.4914.91 SummaryHess Midstream beats Woodside Energy Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hess Midstream News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HESM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HESM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHess MidstreamCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.09B$7.35B$7.00B$18.97BDividend Yield7.23%23.89%10.61%4.03%P/E Ratio14.919.6049.0932.71Price / Sales5.428.6123,983.5327.84Price / Cash29.237.3835.5017.53Price / Book23.201.493.484.47Net Income$223.10M$1.11B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.67%-1.49%-0.03%2.26%1 Month Performance-12.67%-11.91%-6.20%-2.86%1 Year Performance8.92%-20.81%157.73%5.48% Hess Midstream Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HESMHess Midstream3.9597 of 5 stars$37.12-3.6%$43.00+15.8%+10.0%$8.09B$1.49B14.91200Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsWDSWoodside Energy Group1.7652 of 5 stars$12.73-0.6%N/A-29.3%$24.17B$13.18B15.524,380News CoveragePositive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy3.9175 of 5 stars$102.24-4.0%$123.11+20.4%N/A$23.79B$4.22B63.111,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsPBAPembina Pipeline4.271 of 5 stars$37.65-0.9%$56.00+48.7%+6.9%$21.86B$7.38B15.562,670Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.9384 of 5 stars$11.89-1.7%$29.00+143.9%-43.7%$21.67B$57.73B9.836,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9809 of 5 stars$24.82-4.0%$34.10+37.4%-10.2%$18.97B$5.46B14.95980Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsECEcopetrol3.8089 of 5 stars$9.01-1.2%$11.00+22.1%-31.4%$18.52B$133.33T4.3118,000Upcoming EarningsYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.3435 of 5 stars$31.79-3.9%$40.73+28.1%+44.8%$12.50B$19.12B16.0621,300Positive NewsGap DownARAntero Resources4.1138 of 5 stars$32.12-6.7%$42.44+32.1%+5.5%$10.00B$4.12B100.38590Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPRPermian Resources4.913 of 5 stars$11.62-3.4%$18.73+61.2%-30.6%$9.34B$5.00B7.04220Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSUNSunoco3.3161 of 5 stars$56.66-1.0%$63.83+12.7%+3.8%$8.65B$22.69B8.582,300Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woodside Energy Group Alternatives Chesapeake Energy Alternatives Pembina Pipeline Alternatives Cenovus Energy Alternatives Coterra Energy Alternatives Ecopetrol Alternatives YPF Sociedad Anónima Alternatives Antero Resources Alternatives Permian Resources Alternatives Sunoco Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HESM) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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