KGS vs. TLN, DTM, WTRG, ELPC, OKLO, KNTK, BEP, ENLC, CWEN, and TXNM
Should you be buying Kodiak Gas Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kodiak Gas Services include Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), Oklo (OKLO), Kinetik (KNTK), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Clearway Energy (CWEN), and TXNM Energy (TXNM). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Kodiak Gas Services vs. Its Competitors
Kodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) and Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Talen Energy had 21 more articles in the media than Kodiak Gas Services. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Talen Energy and 2 mentions for Kodiak Gas Services. Kodiak Gas Services' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Talen Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that Kodiak Gas Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Talen Energy received 188 more outperform votes than Kodiak Gas Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave Kodiak Gas Services an outperform vote while only 63.22% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote.
Talen Energy has a net margin of 50.48% compared to Kodiak Gas Services' net margin of 2.23%. Talen Energy's return on equity of 8.59% beat Kodiak Gas Services' return on equity.
25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Talen Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kodiak Gas Services. Talen Energy 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 has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talen Energy has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kodiak Gas Services presently has a consensus target price of $40.55, indicating a potential upside of 18.83%. Talen Energy has a consensus target price of $240.18, indicating a potential downside of 12.66%. Given Kodiak Gas Services' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kodiak Gas Services is more favorable than Talen Energy.
Summary
Talen Energy beats Kodiak Gas Services on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:KGS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
