Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) and Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate WES or AM?

Western Midstream Partners currently has a consensus price target of $39.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.85%. Antero Midstream has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.24%. Given Western Midstream Partners' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Western Midstream Partners is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Midstream Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WES or AM?

84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, WES or AM?

Western Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, 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
Western Midstream Partners	$3.61B	4.07	$1.57B	$3.25	11.85
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.83	$400.89M	$0.95	19.05

Is WES or AM a better dividend stock?

Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Western Midstream Partners pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Antero Midstream pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Western Midstream Partners has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Western Midstream Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor WES or AM?

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 5 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Antero Midstream and 7 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 1.01 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Midstream Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Midstream	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, WES or AM?

Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WES or AM more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to Western Midstream Partners' net margin of 34.45%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 37.70% beat Antero Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Midstream Partners	34.45%	37.70%	9.97%
Antero Midstream	39.53%	21.67%	7.93%

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats Antero Midstream on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.