Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) Competitors

DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) and Kodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Is DTM or KGS a better dividend stock?

DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Kodiak Gas Services pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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. Kodiak Gas Services pays out 339.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DT Midstream has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Kodiak Gas Services has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate DTM or KGS?

DT Midstream presently has a consensus target price of $109.27, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. Kodiak Gas Services has a consensus target price of $40.64, suggesting a potential upside of 19.20%. Given Kodiak Gas Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kodiak Gas Services is more favorable than DT Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DT Midstream	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Kodiak Gas Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has more risk & volatility, DTM or KGS?

DT Midstream has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kodiak Gas Services has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DTM or KGS?

In the previous week, DT Midstream had 5 more articles in the media than Kodiak Gas Services. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for DT Midstream and 1 mentions for Kodiak Gas Services. DT Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Kodiak Gas Services' score of 0.88 indicating that DT Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DT Midstream	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kodiak Gas Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, DTM or KGS?

DT Midstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kodiak Gas Services. DT Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kodiak Gas Services, 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
DT Midstream	$981M	10.96	$354M	$3.67	28.85
Kodiak Gas Services	$1.16B	2.61	$49.90M	$0.53	64.32

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DTM or KGS?

81.5% of DT Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of DT Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DTM or KGS more profitable?

DT Midstream has a net margin of 34.96% compared to Kodiak Gas Services' net margin of 3.93%. Kodiak Gas Services' return on equity of 8.49% beat DT Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DT Midstream	34.96%	8.46%	4.12%
Kodiak Gas Services	3.93%	8.49%	2.67%

Summary

DT Midstream beats Kodiak Gas Services on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.