Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) 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.

Is KGS or DTM 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
Kodiak Gas Services	3.93%	8.49%	2.67%
DT Midstream	34.96%	8.46%	4.12%

Does the media prefer KGS or DTM?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kodiak Gas Services	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DT Midstream	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate KGS or DTM?

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.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, KGS or DTM?

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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KGS or DTM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kodiak Gas Services	$1.16B	2.43	$49.90M	$0.53	60.02
DT Midstream	$981M	10.44	$354M	$3.67	27.46

Is KGS or DTM a better dividend stock?

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.

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

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.