Western Midstream Partners (WES) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WES or AM?

Western Midstream Partners presently has a consensus target price of $39.83, suggesting a potential upside of 2.77%. Antero Midstream has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.24%. Given Western Midstream Partners' higher possible upside, equities 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 9.4%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Western Midstream Partners pays out 108.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Antero Midstream pays out 103.4% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer WES or AM?

In the previous week, Western Midstream Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Western Midstream Partners and 4 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Western Midstream Partners' score of 0.95 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Midstream	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WES or AM more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 37.35% compared to Western Midstream Partners' net margin of 35.79%. Western Midstream Partners' return on equity of 38.52% beat Antero Midstream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Midstream Partners	35.79%	38.52%	10.25%
Antero Midstream	37.35%	19.75%	7.24%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	4.10	$1.57B	$3.35	11.57
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.77	$400.89M	$0.87	20.62

Which has more risk and volatility, WES or AM?

Western Midstream Partners has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Western Midstream Partners beats Antero Midstream on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.