Sable Offshore (SOC) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SOC or HESM?

In the previous week, Sable Offshore had 7 more articles in the media than Hess Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sable Offshore and 7 mentions for Hess Midstream Partners. Sable Offshore's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Hess Midstream Partners' score of 0.92 indicating that Sable Offshore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sable Offshore	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hess Midstream Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SOC or HESM?

Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SOC or HESM?

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

Do analysts rate SOC or HESM?

Sable Offshore currently has a consensus target price of $28.20, indicating a potential upside of 111.14%. Hess Midstream Partners has a consensus target price of $40.57, indicating a potential upside of 19.84%. Given Sable Offshore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sable Offshore is more favorable than Hess Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sable Offshore	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hess Midstream Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SOC or HESM?

Hess Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore. Sable Offshore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess Midstream Partners, 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
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$629.07M	-$3.39	-3.94
Hess Midstream Partners	$1.57B	4.54	$223.10M	$2.70	12.54

Is SOC or HESM more profitable?

Hess Midstream Partners has a net margin of 18.52% compared to Sable Offshore's net margin of 0.00%. Hess Midstream Partners' return on equity of 60.37% beat Sable Offshore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sable Offshore	N/A	-88.48%	-17.69%
Hess Midstream Partners	18.52%	60.37%	6.85%

Summary

Hess Midstream Partners beats Sable Offshore on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.