Sable Offshore (SOC) Competitors

Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) and Hess Midstream (NYSE:HESM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOC or HESM?

Hess Midstream received 268 more outperform votes than Sable Offshore when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.22% of users gave Sable Offshore an outperform vote while only 63.17% of users gave Hess Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sable Offshore	Outperform Votes 15 65.22%	Underperform Votes 8 34.78%
Hess Midstream	Outperform Votes 283 63.17%	Underperform Votes 165 36.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, SOC or HESM?

Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess Midstream has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SOC or HESM more profitable?

Hess Midstream has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Sable Offshore's net margin of 0.00%. Hess Midstream's return on equity of 54.59% beat Sable Offshore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sable Offshore	N/A	-319.58%	-39.11%
Hess Midstream	14.92%	54.59%	5.55%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SOC or HESM?

Hess Midstream has higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$32.18M	N/A	N/A
Hess Midstream	$1.52B	5.58	$223.10M	$2.55	15.43

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SOC or HESM?

26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Hess Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SOC or HESM?

In the previous week, Sable Offshore had 4 more articles in the media than Hess Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sable Offshore and 7 mentions for Hess Midstream. Hess Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Sable Offshore's score of 0.23 indicating that Hess Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sable Offshore	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hess Midstream	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SOC or HESM?

Sable Offshore currently has a consensus price target of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 32.81%. Hess Midstream has a consensus price target of $42.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Given Sable Offshore's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sable Offshore is more favorable than Hess Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sable Offshore	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Hess Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Hess Midstream beats Sable Offshore on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.