WES vs. AM, EPD, ET, HESM, KMI, MPLX, OKE, PAA, PAGP, and TRGP
Should you be buying Western Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Midstream Partners include Antero Midstream (AM), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Kinder Morgan (KMI), MPLX (MPLX), ONEOK (OKE), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Plains GP (PAGP), and Targa Resources (TRGP). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Western Midstream Partners vs. Its Competitors
Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
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.
In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 17 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 0.79 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Antero Midstream presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.37%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus target price of $39.80, suggesting a potential upside of 2.94%. Given Antero Midstream's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Antero Midstream is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.
54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. 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 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. Western Midstream Partners has raised 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.
Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Western Midstream Partners beats Antero Midstream on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:WES) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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