Summit Midstream (SMC) Competitors

Summit Midstream (NYSE:SMC) and Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to SMC or CEPU?

In the previous week, Central Puerto had 2 more articles in the media than Summit Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Central Puerto and 1 mentions for Summit Midstream. Summit Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.64 indicating that Summit Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Summit Midstream	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Central Puerto	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMC or CEPU?

Central Puerto received 120 more outperform votes than Summit Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Summit Midstream	N/A	N/A
Central Puerto	Outperform Votes 120 56.34%	Underperform Votes 93 43.66%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SMC or CEPU?

43.0% of Summit Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Central Puerto shares are held by institutional investors. 37.8% of Summit Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SMC or CEPU?

Summit Midstream has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Puerto has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SMC or CEPU?

Central Puerto has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Midstream. Summit Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Puerto, 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
Summit Midstream	$443.45M	1.14	-$38.95M	-$13.09	-2.08
Central Puerto	$738.17B	0.00	$562.57M	$0.55	25.41

Is SMC or CEPU more profitable?

Central Puerto has a net margin of 56.44% compared to Summit Midstream's net margin of -23.01%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 22.76% beat Summit Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summit Midstream	-23.01%	0.71%	0.22%
Central Puerto	56.44%	22.76%	14.97%

Do analysts recommend SMC or CEPU?

Central Puerto has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.13%. Given Central Puerto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Central Puerto is more favorable than Summit Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summit Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Central Puerto	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Central Puerto beats Summit Midstream on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.