KGS vs. DTM, WTRG, OKLO, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, CWEN, TXNM, BEPC, and CIG
Should you be buying Kodiak Gas Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kodiak Gas Services include DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Oklo (OKLO), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), Clearway Energy (CWEN), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Kodiak Gas Services vs. Its Competitors
Kodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) and DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
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.
In the previous week, Kodiak Gas Services had 5 more articles in the media than DT Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kodiak Gas Services and 5 mentions for DT Midstream. DT Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Kodiak Gas Services' score of 1.07 indicating that DT Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kodiak Gas Services currently has a consensus target price of $40.64, suggesting a potential upside of 27.75%. DT Midstream has a consensus target price of $109.27, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Given Kodiak Gas Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kodiak Gas Services is more favorable than DT Midstream.
Kodiak Gas Services has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DT Midstream has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
DT Midstream has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Kodiak Gas Services pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. DT Midstream pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and DT Midstream has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of DT Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DT Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Kodiak Gas Services and DT Midstream tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KGS) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff