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$27.83 +2.49 (+9.83%)
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SM vs. AROC, HESM, MGY, MPC, MTDR, MUR, OVV, PR, VTLE, and RRC

Should you be buying SM Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SM Energy include Archrock (AROC), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), Vital Energy (VTLE), and Range Resources (RRC). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

SM Energy vs. Its Competitors

Archrock (NYSE:AROC) and SM Energy (NYSE:SM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, SM Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SM Energy and 10 mentions for Archrock. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Archrock's score of 0.86 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Archrock
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SM Energy
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

SM Energy has a net margin of 27.61% compared to Archrock's net margin of 16.38%. SM Energy's return on equity of 19.90% beat Archrock's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Archrock16.38% 18.31% 6.21%
SM Energy 27.61%19.90%10.27%

Archrock presently has a consensus price target of $26.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.02%. SM Energy has a consensus price target of $42.08, indicating a potential upside of 51.22%. Given SM Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Archrock.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Archrock
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
SM Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54

SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Archrock$1.16B3.67$172.23M$1.1820.36
SM Energy$2.69B1.18$770.29M$7.143.90

Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Archrock pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SM Energy pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Archrock has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and SM Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Archrock has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SM Energy has a beta of 2.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of SM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of SM Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SM Energy beats Archrock on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SM vs. The Competition

MetricSM EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.19B$7.98B$7.61B$20.45B
Dividend Yield3.09%5.26%10.89%3.72%
P/E Ratio3.9010.8063.7127.80
Price / Sales1.1811.4521,840.3749.81
Price / Cash1.855.3535.0918.22
Price / Book0.751.773.684.58
Net Income$770.29M$568.61M$4.21B$982.91M
7 Day Performance7.04%2.33%1.72%1.31%
1 Month Performance11.86%4.19%6.74%4.85%
1 Year Performance-37.09%-6.08%101.77%14.09%

SM Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SM
SM Energy
4.9132 of 5 stars
$27.83
+9.8%
$42.08
+51.2%
-41.9%$3.19B$2.69B3.90540Analyst Upgrade
AROC
Archrock
3.9929 of 5 stars
$24.83
-0.7%
$26.67
+7.4%
+19.1%$4.39B$1.16B21.041,300
HESM
Hess Midstream Partners
4.2247 of 5 stars
$38.57
+0.0%
$42.80
+11.0%
+2.3%$8.31B$1.50B15.13200Positive News
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.5324 of 5 stars
$22.51
-1.9%
$27.00
+19.9%
-11.5%$4.33B$1.35B11.20210
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.4784 of 5 stars
$166.14
-0.8%
$176.13
+6.0%
+3.3%$51.04B$140.41B23.3717,800Positive News
Insider Trade
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.578 of 5 stars
$47.72
-1.0%
$69.06
+44.7%
-15.6%$5.97B$3.50B6.41290Analyst Upgrade
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.8711 of 5 stars
$22.53
-1.7%
$29.08
+29.1%
-40.5%$3.22B$3.03B8.67690News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.8934 of 5 stars
$38.12
-0.8%
$54.69
+43.5%
-15.5%$9.90B$9.15B16.221,623Analyst Forecast
PR
Permian Resources
4.6587 of 5 stars
$13.65
-0.7%
$18.50
+35.5%
-14.1%$10.97B$5.00B8.43220Analyst Upgrade
VTLE
Vital Energy
2.1126 of 5 stars
$16.06
-3.0%
$30.09
+87.4%
-62.3%$622.65M$1.95B-4.75290
RRC
Range Resources
4.8144 of 5 stars
$40.66
-1.3%
$41.95
+3.2%
+15.2%$9.72B$2.60B36.30540Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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