SM vs. SWN, MTDR, RRC, KOS, CRK, EQT, MRO, MGY, CPG, and SSL
Should you be buying SM Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SM Energy include Southwestern Energy (SWN), Matador Resources (MTDR), Range Resources (RRC), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Comstock Resources (CRK), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), and Sasol (SSL). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
SM Energy (NYSE:SM) and Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
SM Energy has a beta of 4.2, suggesting that its stock price is 320% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southwestern Energy has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SM Energy has a net margin of 34.45% compared to Southwestern Energy's net margin of 23.87%. SM Energy's return on equity of 20.74% beat Southwestern Energy's return on equity.
Southwestern Energy received 118 more outperform votes than SM Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave SM Energy an outperform vote while only 57.37% of users gave Southwestern Energy an outperform vote.
SM Energy currently has a consensus price target of $52.57, indicating a potential upside of 5.02%. Southwestern Energy has a consensus price target of $8.14, indicating a potential upside of 7.42%. Given Southwestern Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Southwestern Energy is more favorable than SM Energy.
Southwestern Energy has higher revenue and earnings than SM Energy. Southwestern Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SM Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, SM Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Southwestern Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for SM Energy and 20 mentions for Southwestern Energy. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Southwestern Energy's score of 0.57 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
94.6% of SM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Southwestern Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of SM Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Southwestern Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
SM Energy beats Southwestern Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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