WES vs. DCP, AM, KNTK, ENLC, DTM, TRGP, ETRN, WMB, KMI, and ET
Should you be buying Western Midstream Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Midstream Partners include DCP Midstream (DCP), Antero Midstream (AM), Kinetik (KNTK), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), DT Midstream (DTM), Targa Resources (TRGP), Equitrans Midstream (ETRN), Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI), and Energy Transfer (ET). These companies are all part of the "natural gas transmission" industry.
Western Midstream Partners vs.
DCP Midstream (NYSE:DCP) and Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 1 more articles in the media than DCP Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 3 mentions for DCP Midstream. Western Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat DCP Midstream's score of 0.85 indicating that Western Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Western Midstream Partners has a net margin of 34.25% compared to DCP Midstream's net margin of 8.25%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 35.31% beat DCP Midstream's return on equity.
DCP Midstream currently has a consensus target price of $40.80, suggesting a potential downside of 1.95%. Western Midstream Partners has a consensus target price of $33.43, suggesting a potential upside of 28.03%. Given Western Midstream Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western Midstream Partners is more favorable than DCP Midstream.
DCP Midstream pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Western Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. DCP Midstream pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Midstream Partners pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. DCP Midstream has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Western Midstream Partners has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Western Midstream Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Western Midstream Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DCP Midstream. DCP Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Midstream Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
35.5% of DCP Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Western Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DCP 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Western Midstream Partners received 124 more outperform votes than DCP Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.85% of users gave Western Midstream Partners an outperform vote while only 61.69% of users gave DCP Midstream an outperform vote.
DCP Midstream has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 2.77, meaning that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Western Midstream Partners beats DCP Midstream on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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