Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ET or WES?

Western Midstream Partners received 187 more outperform votes than Energy Transfer when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.21% of users gave Energy Transfer an outperform vote while only 68.55% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Transfer	Outperform Votes 408 72.21%	Underperform Votes 157 27.79%
Western Midstream Partners	Outperform Votes 595 68.55%	Underperform Votes 273 31.45%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ET or WES?

38.2% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Energy Transfer shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are owned by company 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ET or WES?

Energy Transfer has higher revenue and earnings than Western Midstream Partners. Western Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Transfer, 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
Energy Transfer	$82.67B	0.69	$4.39B	$1.28	12.91
Western Midstream Partners	$3.61B	3.97	$1.02B	$4.03	9.32

Is ET or WES more profitable?

Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 42.99% compared to Energy Transfer's net margin of 5.74%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 46.02% beat Energy Transfer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Transfer	5.74%	11.56%	3.90%
Western Midstream Partners	42.99%	46.02%	12.18%

Which has more volatility and risk, ET or WES?

Energy Transfer has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ET or WES?

Energy Transfer currently has a consensus price target of $22.09, suggesting a potential upside of 33.64%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus price target of $38.43, suggesting a potential upside of 2.34%. Given Energy Transfer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Transfer is more favorable than Western Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Transfer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Western Midstream Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Does the media prefer ET or WES?

In the previous week, Energy Transfer had 16 more articles in the media than Western Midstream Partners. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Energy Transfer and 13 mentions for Western Midstream Partners. Energy Transfer's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 0.87 indicating that Energy Transfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Transfer	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Western Midstream Partners	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ET or WES a better dividend stock?

Energy Transfer pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Energy Transfer pays out 102.3% 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 90.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Energy Transfer and Western Midstream Partners tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.