Hess Midstream (HESM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate EXE or HESM?

Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus target price of $125.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.06%. Hess Midstream has a consensus target price of $42.80, indicating a potential upside of 10.11%. Given Hess Midstream's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hess Midstream is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesapeake Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
Hess Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media favor EXE or HESM?

In the previous week, Hess Midstream had 2 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hess Midstream and 7 mentions for Chesapeake Energy. Hess Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Chesapeake Energy's score of 0.76 indicating that Hess Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chesapeake Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hess Midstream	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EXE or HESM?

Chesapeake Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Hess Midstream. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess 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
Chesapeake Energy	$5.34B	5.12	$2.42B	-$5.36	-21.44
Hess Midstream	$1.52B	5.58	$223.10M	$2.55	15.24

Is EXE or HESM more profitable?

Hess Midstream has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Chesapeake Energy's net margin of 6.07%. Hess Midstream's return on equity of 54.59% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chesapeake Energy	6.07%	2.74%	2.08%
Hess Midstream	14.92%	54.59%	5.55%

Which has more volatility and risk, EXE or HESM?

Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess Midstream has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EXE or HESM?

97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Hess Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXE or HESM?

Hess Midstream received 250 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.75% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 63.17% of users gave Hess Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chesapeake Energy	Outperform Votes 33 68.75%	Underperform Votes 15 31.25%
Hess Midstream	Outperform Votes 283 63.17%	Underperform Votes 165 36.83%

Is EXE or HESM a better dividend stock?

Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Hess Midstream pays an annual dividend of $2.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Chesapeake Energy pays out -42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hess Midstream pays out 111.0% 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 has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Hess Midstream is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Hess Midstream beats Chesapeake Energy on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.